I am happy for you @gankster and @jc76 . Perhaps, well to do Canadians who won't settle for second best do get proton treatment in the United States, or other countries where the treatment is available. I had SBRT photon in one of the top cancer centers in Canada. I did have some mucus and blood in my stool for a few days post-treatments. Other than that, I haven't experienced the side effects that I have been reading about, experienced by some (many) in this support group who each had their respective "second best" treatment (different between patients). I wish everyone the best, whatever treatment you had.