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Glad to hear that everything went well with you! That is very encouraging for me because I am nervous as hell.

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Here is a summary of my side effects. My treatment really was a piece of cake. I chose it over RALP as it has essentially the same cure rate. And rather than certain short term (and possibly long term side effects) I chose to possibly have delayed side effects. I would rather enjoy life while I can and if side effects kick in when I am 80, so be it.

Finished my 5th SBRT on December 28th. I had a Barrigel spacer placed. Other than first evening fatigue has not been a problem.
That evening I experienced slight fatigue. That night I got up to pee three times (one time had been typical for me).
Day 1 post treatment- Some urinary urgency. Started two Flomax a day.
Day 2- Only peed once that night, urgency improved.
Day 3- Did not need to pee overnight. Back to one Flomax.
Day 4 - GI urgency, some mucus passed, watery blood on toilet paper. Butt feels like it did after TRUS biopsy.
Day 5 – GI urgency/constipation, watery blood on TP, only peed once last night. Burning with urination. Butt still sore.
Day 6 – GI urgency/constipation, less blood on TP, burning on urination improving. Butt soreness decreasing.
Day 7 – GI greatly improved, butt soreness essentially gone. Urination burning gone. Peed three times last night
Day 8 - Two "urgency" episodes that I did not need to act on last night. A little constipated this morning. Urination is fine.

My doctor is sending me for blood work. He wrote down on the paper screening for Malignant neoplasm of Prostate. A little longer than two weeks ago I started getting pain on the bottom of my spine and pelvic both sides. Sometimes I have a problem starting to pee but I get a stream sometimes slow. I'm 68 not very active. The pain seemed to come out of nowhere any suggestions