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How will I know EBRT has worked?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 26, 2023 | Replies (14)

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@jb2buckwater

65 years, Gleason 6 Low Risk Intermediate, PSA average 10. Treated with Proton Beam SBRT Mayo Clinic Rochester. Last of 5 treatments 19 January 2023. Regarding the post Radiation urination issues, I experienced similar issues. Dr. suggested Ibuprofen as the Prostate may get inflamed from treatment, pretreatment, biopsy... has helped reduce discomfort of urination. Was getting up as often as 5 times a night for a couple of weeks after last treatment, now 6 weeks out I get up at night once or twice, similar to pretreatment rates. Have read that these issues most often spontaneously resolve after 3 months on average.

Good luck.

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Thanks. Yes, it’s been 2 weeks now since I finished my Radiation and things have started easing off with my urination issues. Looks like it’ll take a couple of weeks more at least to bring it back to pre-radiation state.