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When did you learn you had bladder damag?How was it diagnosed.I am getting ready for third sbrt and am urinating 6 times per night.Having trouble keeping bladder full and rectum empty.Took miralax last night and still have not had bm,
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I discovered the bladder damage a year later though a cystoscopy. That's also unusual, but not unheard of (usually any problems emerge a few weeks after radiation therapy and clear up in a few months). It's not serious— just at the very bottom of the bladder— but it gave me a rough time over the summer after a UTI aggravated it. It's not bothering me much now.
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I had SBRT #4 on Tuesday, and I am going for #5 in 2 hours and 45 minutes ( but who's counting....). Yesterday I had a minimal extra urge to pee, today no symptoms. As far as bowels go no symptoms there. I am on Flomax and pee once a night. I also had a Barrigel spacer placed and my RO is using a urethra sparing technique where the urethra receives no "hot spots" (read doses higher than the whole prostate dose
of 7.25 Gy per fraction.) Additionally I am getting a focal boost at the main lesion to 40 Gy. I am 68, one 4+3, one 3+3, PSMA shows confined to prostate, Decipher high at .84, PSA 7.8.
My prep includes two Dulcolax the night before, and an enema 2 hours before.
Stay Strong Brother.