My father-in-law had his prostate removed a year ago. He has since had his PSA levels checked regularly. Because it is my F.I.L. I don't have all the information regarding his levels, but I know that they found out that his levels have risen. From what I understand his prostate was removed fully, but no lymph nodes.
My question is, if the prostate is gone, does this mean that prostate cells were left behind during the surgery? What else would cause PSA levels to rise?
I know they will be doing further testing, but my husband and I were just looking for some answers from other people going through this, rather than clinical answers from doctors.