PC Radiation
I start radiation for PC this week and am looking for what I can expect as far as side effects.ThanksMike
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Hi. I didn't have radiation but these forums have been very helpful to me and many others. Good luck with the treatment.Healing Well:http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35MD Junction:...
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I had 45 radiation treatments two years ago....at first no problem except dropping trou in front of the nurses....after awhile I was real tired all the time, I had to urinate anywhere I could, would...
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Had High Dose Radiation (Bracytherapy) and Low Dose (5 x week for 6 weeks) in 2012. No problems at first, but as time went on, noticed getting tired easily and having to wear pads daily. Still...
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Surgery followed by 40 radiation treatments 2 years later: Incontinence like others have mentioned is the result. Beats the alternative. During the treatments some minor burning feeling on a couple of...
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I had 43 treatments a little over a year ago. I have some leakage but the big thing for me is the radiation damaged my spinchter muscle and when I need to go I had better be real close to a bath room....
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I did 39 treatments of IMRT. Each day I had to fill the bladder to 325cc of liquid. Not as easy as it might seem. Them I had to hold it and have a balloon inserted where the sun did not shine....
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Definitely having second thoughts now. PSA was 5.39 in Oct 2012. Went off Testosterone and it dropped to 2.8. Went back on Testosterone and it rose to 4.62 by Aug 2013. Stopped Testosterone for...
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Don't have second thoughts. Get treatment. While the whole procedure does not sound fun, once it is all over you will be saying; "That wasn't so bad. I can handle that."
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You might want to look into Proton Therapy. That's the route that I went. 3 yrs ago. Every thing is great. only get up once a night now. Check MD Anderson website. He are so comments I made during...
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daveinvaldez wrote:Don't have second thoughts. Get treatment. While the whole procedure does not sound fun, once it is all over you will be saying; "That wasn't so bad. I can handle that."Good advice,...
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