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Mild pain and constant peeing six months after radiation
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I was told no biking during or for one month after radiation so I followed that advice. I was told that riding a bike can raise PSA but the amount is negligible (.1 to .3). I took Flomax for two months after radiation and it helped but frequency is getting ridiculous. I tried stopping all liquids at noon, 10 hours before bedtime, but that hasn't really helped.
I did go to a major cancer Top 10 cancer center but your point about SE's is valid. There were A LOT of side effects I wasn't told about to the point that I talked to their ombudsman about this since I feel they need to be more forthcoming.
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Did you have the low dose radiation around 30-40 sessions or high dose around 10? What research (My Mayo PCP passed on to me) is showing that high dose is showing more significant side effects than low dose.
Being a long distance bike rider (I do 25 mile route) I know the bike riding can really irritate the prostate. What I did for many months after radiation ended was to move to my hybrid bike which has a wide seat designed for comfort. My usually training bike (I do Sprint Triathlons) has the skinny seat and I am bent over position. The wide seat and upright ride position reduceed the pressure on my prostate and really helped.
The pressure of a skinning seat on a irritated prostate can possible be the cause of your pain but something you should talk to your urologist about.
Even though I was given a pamphlet, had a PA nurse that went over all side affects, and then my R/O doing the same they left off one thing. Dry orgasms. So when it happened to me I did not know was a common side affect as the radiation affects the seminal vessels. That is where MCC is so valuable as I learned this does happen.
I was reading somewhere (wish I could remember) that it was talking about radiation irritating and/or damaging the bladder. The information said can also be the cause of increased frequency and irritation because of the damage and irritation that can occur to bladder. This is something you can asked your urologist about but I did read it can also be a cause of your continuing problem with frequency of urination.
When did your radiation end?
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Flomax did nothing for me, but Myrbetriq reduced my urgency in a couple of weeks once we got the right dose, especially at night. Instead of easing flow (which was never my problem), Myrbetriq relaxes the involuntary detrusor muscle that squeezes the bladder. I had to go to double the starting dose, though, before it started working, and also scaled back on spicy food, caffeine, alcohol, and carbonated beverages for a while.
Not drinking for 10 hours before bed might actually make things worse if the urgency is coming from irritation in your urinary tract. Water flushes everything out: if you let your urinary tract dry out, it increases the irritation, and might even end up as a full UTI, as happened to me. For me, the trick was to drink a lot of water during the day, but then stop after dinner (except what I needed to swallow pills).