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New two day radiation treatment trial

Posted by renaebahr22 @renaebahr22, Sep 23 8:44am

Has anyone done the new two day radiation trial at Rochester campus? How did it go and side effects?

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mar1957 | @marshallfeller | Sep 23 9:58am

Are you asking about the HDR brachytherapy ? I had HDR Brachytherapy which consisted of 2 treatments 2 weeks apart 15 months ago. I had minimal side affects and my PSA numbers are moving in the right direction.

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renaebahr22 | @renaebahr22 | Sep 23 1:05pm
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@marshallfeller

Are you asking about the HDR brachytherapy ? I had HDR Brachytherapy which consisted of 2 treatments 2 weeks apart 15 months ago. I had minimal side affects and my PSA numbers are moving in the right direction.

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Thanks for the update and pray that your numbers keep declining.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 30 7:50pm

@renaebahr22, do you know the name of the trial?

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clandeboye1 | @clandeboye1 | Oct 1 3:00pm
In reply to @marshallfeller "Are you asking about the HDR brachytherapy ? I had HDR Brachytherapy which consisted of 2..." + (show)
@marshallfeller

Are you asking about the HDR brachytherapy ? I had HDR Brachytherapy which consisted of 2 treatments 2 weeks apart 15 months ago. I had minimal side affects and my PSA numbers are moving in the right direction.

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Was your treatment MONOTHERAPY HDR Brachytherapy ? or Combined with Hormone treatment +

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mar1957 | @marshallfeller | Oct 2 2:21pm

Monotherapy brachytherapy. If I would been classified at a higher risk they would of added hormone treatment

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