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Anyone have rectal pain after radiation? What helps?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 4 1:52pm | Replies (32)
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@heavyphil

The spacer is mostly used for SBRT - Cyberknife type 5 dose treatment. Used to protect the rectum since they are high dose treatments. I guess your type of PCa or other conditions preclude your consideration for this?
It would be quicker but possibly worse symptomatically. They do, however, sometimes space these 5 visits farther apart; instead of every other day, perhaps each one a week or 10 days apart? Ask your RO about this, OK? As I said, radiation is cumulative so it adds up over time. 40 smaller doses and 5 larger ones may deliver the same total amount of radiation - the PCa cells can’t tell the difference.
You might have a reaction each time, but also time to recover from each visit. Lomotil is more effective for diarrhea than regular preparations; it contains a low dose, non addicting opioid that controls the gut spasms more effectively. Best,
Phil

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taeguab | @taeguab | May 25 8:53am

My Pca is on the outside of the prostate and that makes me not qualify for Cyber Knife. Thanks for the info on the spacer. Have a good holiday. Just as an aside I have a good life seen 2 daughters get masters degrees and professions and married. Every one of my friends I grew up with, we all served in the military during Vietnam and got married all around the same time. The 4 best friends I had all have passed 3 at about 70 years old. I’m still here, have a great wife of 53 years, together for 55. I’m not whining I beat a lot of odds. I consider myself happy and lucky. At 77 there are not that many years ahead of me. Hopefully things will work out well for me and I wish everyone on here a good long life. When I read 55 yr old guys with this cancer that really saddens me.
Good luck to all,
Mike

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robertov | @robertov | Jun 4 1:52pm

Thanks Phil, I opted for the 5 fraction Proton Beam and was trying to think how to reduce the impact of less vs more fractions. This seems like a good idea.

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