I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 2 years ago (psa 7.4, gleason 7, 2Tb). I choose to be treated with 6 months of Lupron, 5 weeks of whole pelvic external beam radiation with a brachytherapy boost. 10 months after the brachytherapy my psa was .15 then every 3 months since it has elevated .37, .58, .73. 1.47. My general doctor thinks I should start Lupron treatments to keep it under 2. My radiation oncologists assures me this is just a typical jump that 37% of brachy patients experience. He believes the psa will eventually come down but sometimes it takes 2 years or more. He also believes it would be foolish to begin hormone treatments with psa so low. Are there other survivors who have experienced similar rises after brachytherapy? What was your experience?