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Looking for info on HDR Brachytherapy to ask Radiation Oncologist
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 28 6:15am | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
No cribriform. Localized to prostate. My main concern is urinary long-term problems. I guess he thinks smaller doses over a longer period of time reduces that possibility. Not to mention they make more money He did suggest HDR Brachytherapy was and option but they don’t do it there. It is also more invasive.
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Unfortunately, there is no way to know if you will have urinary problems after treatment. After radiation, minor issues are come up, but after surgery, some people never get continence. There is no way of knowing what your results will be. It is not unusual for people that have had radiation to have urinary incontinence issues years later, that’s what happened to me six years after radiation.