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Making out-of-town plans ahead of prostate cancer radiation treatments
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 15 5:40pm | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
@oldgreenpaint Thanks. I should now add this question: how do you get around taking an enema if you’re concerned about having had a hemerrhoidectomy and told to be careful and to tell any future drs about that?
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@snooze53 Well, I for sure know I have hemroids (to lazy to learn the spelling😀). But I don’t know specifics on the surgical repair procedure, or if it would make any difference? Perhaps ask your surgeon? The saline Fleet enemas available at Walmart have lubricated tips and are easily used if I don’t HURRY things. Insert with a small twisting motion, squeeze in the bottle, and empty bowel 3-5 minutes later. Took my bowel about 10 minutes to settle down. That left me with one hour to treatment show-up time and I drank my 16 ounces of water while driving to hospital. Took a bag with me with extra shorts, small towel, in case an “accident” happened and needed a cleanup. Never did.
As another @brianjarvis mentioned, you can “practice” the whole treatment day routine a few times before the real thing.