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Problems with radiation treatments

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 27, 2023 | Replies (45)

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@narus

I completed radiation treatment about 2 years ago and I would not count on the techs pulling you out of the machine because your bladder is not full. Where I was treated once you climb in they are going to proceed regardless of how full your bladder is. The hospitals main concern was moving people thru treatment at $1K per session and there was no way my bladder not being full was going to stop the process. After treatment I had serious bladder issues had to wear a diaper and they put me on Myrbetriq which helped but was very expensive. I have thought of seeing if the cat scan x-rays are still stored somewhere to evaluate if my bladder not bein full contributed to the issues I am having.
I also battled severe lack of energy after Lupron treatment and found my testorone to be 150. I am doing much better after starting TRT and my leakage issues resolved .
I have found that I need to research and understand my treatment because my doctor certainly does not.

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Maybe things are different now, but in his first 8 treatments, he was taken off the machine 6 times and told to drink more water until it was full enough.

I was taken off once and after that I made sure that my bladder was adequately full.

I was taken off the table 5 of 37 Radiation Treatments because my bladder was not full. They gave me a few cups of water and put me back on the table. Eventually, I was able to figure it out myself but it's important NOT to have treatment without a full bladder.