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Lupron & radiation fatigue. Expectations re when it goes away?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 5 8:02am | Replies (6)
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Thank you @colleenyoung ! I am in tune with your comments and I'll check out the links.

I have no complaints, but was looking for advice from folks who might have been similarly situated. In fact, I have been following @jeffmarc's and @xahnegrey40's advice. 🙂

I have just completed 5 of 26 sessions and met with my oncologist today. The biggest issue I have is that the RT side effects appear to reinforce some of the ADT side effects - more frequent (and burning) urination, more frequent hot flashes, etc. I'll get there!

A positive note that reinforces the comment that everyone is different: I met a man today who had just completed his 26th session (he was proudly displaying his certificate of achievement). He told me the only side effects he had experienced were "a little bit of fatigue" and some weight gain. Nothing else. 🙂

Thanks again for the comments, links and support! Cheers, Dick

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jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Mar 4 10:35am

@dicka
It’s the 26th sessions that is what’s causing your problem. They give you more radiation than somebody who has around 40 sessions. That frequently results in the Burning sensation you are feeling while peeing. You might try AZO which is available in the pharmacy without a prescription. It doesn’t work for everybody, but it may work.

The hot flashes really aren’t due to radiation. That’s ADT just getting your testosterone down lower.

I had around eight weeks of IMRT radiation and had absolutely no side effects at all. I know other people that were getting radiation at the same time did have some fatigue, They mentioned they had to sit in their cars before they could drive off after treatment. This was 12 years ago and at that time they didn’t use the higher dosage of radiation with each session.

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