i am going for brachy therapy starting this friday for 5 sessions.

after reading much on these forums some people have side effects and some going for a walk and lunch after treatment.

the most common side effects was diarrhea and vaginal stenosis. to help prevent vaginal stenosis your doctor can give you a vaginal dilater that you use 3x a week after the treatments. the diarrhea typically resolves on it's own otherwise your doctor can give you meds to help.

i think many of these symptoms happen when receiving numerous sessions (double digits) my doctor felt good that i only need 5 since many of his patients need 25-35 treatments.

since you would only need 3 treatments i would do it for the same reason i chose to proceed with mine.

when i first found out i had cancer i prayed to God for more time. if it is your will can i have 5-10 more years. i feel God has given me these doctors who know what to do to give me those 5-10 years and i need to be brave enough to follow thru.

i know it's a hard decision to make and i just want to be able to say to family, friends, and God i did everything i could to prevent a recurrence.

i will pray for you