Hi Alidee
Everyone is different. I had a radical 5 years ago and had positive margins. I was undetectable for 4 years and then got a 0.04 followed after 3 months with a 0.06. My next test in three months time will determine whether I have radiotherapy or not. If it increases again I guess I will have to have rad. I don't think this is a perfect science. I don't know why I have been undetectable for 4 years and then have had an increase to 0.04. It's all below 0.1 so I'm not getting too worried. On the other hand even if there has been a recurrence I'd like to think that a blast of rad. would eliminate any outstanding cancer cells. Who knows? You can get obsessed with PSA results. My specialist tells me that scans wouldn't show up anything so I'm content to believe that the disease has not spread and remains local. This being the case there is probably light at the end of the tunnel so there is absolutely no point in spending your life in a state of anxiety - easier said than done of course!!!
GARRARD