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Any diet restrictions with radiation? What were your side effects?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 8, 2023 | Replies (46)
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@bettwils16

Hi, I wonder why he didn't recommend it, maybe having had surgery makes a difference. My husband had surgery 8 yrs ago. I read that Doctors need to have specialized training to insert it. I'll see what the Rad One say's next visit. Hopefully, he'll agree or send us to someone who specializes in SpaceOar. Or maybe there's a good reason. Thanks, again.

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web265 | @web265 | Dec 27, 2022

It wasn't a training issue. The urologist, surgeon, and radiation oncologist are all in the same care provider company. If the space oar had been indicated the RO would have just had me go to the affiliated urologist who is the one who told me about it.

I've never confirmed it, but, I suspect that the dosage of radiation may be less for salvage treatment as opposed to primary treatment. I was using the Rapid Arc delivery system.

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