PSA test. The PSA test is a blood test that measures the amount of a protein called prostate specific antigen (PSA) in your blood. You will usually have one done a week or two before your appointment, so that the results are available at your check-up. You will be told when to make an appointment for the test.
http://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/treatments/follow-up-after-treatment
PSA level after surgery (radical prostatectomy) Your PSA level should drop so low that it’s not possible to detect it (less than 0.1 ng/ml) at six to eight weeks after surgery. This is because the prostate, which produces PSA, has been removed.
http://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/treatments/follow-up-after-treatment
If you have increasing PSA levels after surgery for enlarged prostate, your doctor might recommend: 1  A wait-and-see approach. He or she might advise you to retake the PSA test. 2  Medication. If your doctor suspects prostatitis, you might be prescribed certain medications to cure the infection. 3  Additional tests.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia/expert-answers/prostate-cancer/FAQ-20058463
Thread: Where do sperm go after prostate removal? Where do sperm go after prostate removal? Does anybody know what the doctor does to the tubes from the testicles after removing the seminal vesticles and the prostate? Do they clam or tie them off, and what effect does this have on the testicles, if any? Or are they left open letting the sperm empty somewhere into the body?
https://www.cancerforums.net/threads/7571-Where-do-sperm-go-after-prostate-removal
After a Radical Prostatectomy. The days leading up to surgery were fearful for me. I had never had surgery and did not know what to expect. At my hospital, I arrived 2 hours before the surgery. They took blood samples to match against the blood I had donated, ran a short EKG and did a chest x-ray.
http://malecare.org/after-a-radical-prostatectomy/
Until now, there has been no way to tell. In a landmark paper -- the largest, most complete study of the return of PSA after radical prostatectomy -- Hopkins doctors have developed guidelines to help patients and doctors know what to do if PSA comes back.
http://urology.jhu.edu/newsletter/prostate_cancer52.php
After your follow-up appointments finish, you may continue to have PSA tests. Speak to your GP if you have any problems or concerns – they can refer you back to the hospital. Make sure you remind them about your prostate cancer, especially if it’s been a while since you had treatment or a PSA test.
http://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/treatments/follow-up-after-treatment
For example: 1  Prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cells in remaining prostate tissue or in other parts of your body can release PSA. 2  Recurrent benign prostate growth. Remaining prostate tissue might continue to grow, leading to increased PSA levels. 3  Inflammation of prostate tissue (prostatitis).
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia/expert-answers/prostate-cancer/FAQ-20058463
After a Radical Prostatectomy Malecare 2010-09-24T21:10:11+00:00. “A Guide for Navigating the First Few Weeks After a Radical Prostatectomy,” by David Sietsema. The days leading up to surgery were fearful for me. I had never had surgery and did not know what to expect. At my hospital, I arrived 2 hours before the surgery.
http://malecare.org/after-a-radical-prostatectomy/
The return of PSA is a possibility that strikes terror in the heart of every radical prostatectomy patient; in fact, for many men, the dreaded follow-up PSA tests after surgery are almost worse than having the operation itself.
http://urology.jhu.edu/newsletter/prostate_cancer52.php
what happens after radical prostatectomy
Your prostate-specific antigen level should drop low at six to eight weeks after radical prostatectomy surgery. After radical prostatectomy, your PSA level should drop so low that it’s not possible to detect it for less than 0.1 NG per ML at six to eight weeks after surgery.