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Starting Radiation tomorrow

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 4 6:47pm | Replies (49)

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The results are so different with different people.

I had 7 1/2 weeks of salvage radiation. I had no side effects at all. No problem getting up at night to pee. No fatigue, nothing. I would have it done in the morning and immediately go to work all day.

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That’s great! To be honest, my side effects weren’t all that bad - urinary urgency, diarrhea, some fatigue - but nothing severe enough to prevent me from doing what I wanted.
Two weeks after my 30 sessions ended, I biked the Peninsula Century (101 miles) and finished in 6h13m, slower than previous times but acceptable considering radiation left me severely anemic. I had two friends riding with me, prepared to call the sag wagon if I faltered but I finished strong.