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Bladder and Bowel Preparation for prostate radiation

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 16, 2022 | Replies (7)
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@upnort, what type of radiotherapy will you be getting? I completed 28 external Proton beam treatments at Mayo Phoenix last year. Daily regimen was to simply drink one 16 oz bottle of water 1-hour before checking in for each treatment. I had fiducial markers imbedded in my prostate as well as SpaceOAR implant in advance of starting the Proton therapy.

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upnort | @upnort | May 15, 2022

I will be having the traditional external beam radiation therapy. I, too, had the SpaceOAR implant as well as the fiducial markers. It sounds like you did not have to empty the bowels each day w/emema, and your water intake was half of my recommended volume. I wonder why the difference? My friend also had Proton therapy at the Phoenic Mayo and experienced no pain during each of his 28 treatments. He has been cancer -free for ten years. I am hoping for a positive outcome even with these differences.
Thanks for your input.

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