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Length of incontinence after radiation treatments for prostate cancer?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 29 5:53pm | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
I completed 28 treatments of proton therapy in May and had and no real incontinence. I did have a strange mixture of urgency at times, and difficulty urinating at others, especially at night. About half way through my treatments I was prescribed FlowMax and that cleared up all issues in a pretty short time. I am now 4 months post treatment and still take one FlowMax per day and no urination issues at all. Maybe at some point I'll be able to stop taking them, but a couple weeks ago I forgot one morning and by that evening had a pretty weak stream so I'll continue for now.
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@daveinflorida
Hello from a fellow Floridian.
I have read from many posters that the Flomax really helped them. I did not have that medication so cannot comment on it.
I seemed to get more degree of side effects about 2 years after my radiation treatments. My UFHPTI R/O prescribed Cialis to me. I knew nothing about that drug. I thought it was for ED so was puzzled about why I was getting it.
So, I contacted my Mayo PCP and he went over the reason it is prescribed for those who have gone through prostate radiation treatments. He told me is routinely given for prostate side effects as a reduction of inflammation and increased blood flow not just for prosate but bladder and the penis. I then went back to my R/O (I had not taken until talked to my doctors) and was told same thing and very commonly given to men after radiation treatment.
Did it work? Yes, for me. Really lowered my urgency to urinate and cut down drastically the number of trips to toilet. It did not help with dribbling but found doing the Kegel exercises very helpful with that. I had gone through consultation about that at UFHPTI but found the web sites to go to to help to learn how to do them not helpful.
Then the MCC Director gave a web site to how to do them. I can't remember the web site but the moderator (a woman) gave an excellent descripition on how to do them and a really funny description on how it works and feels like, and what it would not affect that I laughed for at least 10 minutes. Was good to have a laugh and wish I remembered the web site but just can say a great recommendation from our Director of MCC.