Did SBRT affect your internal body thermostat?

Posted by brb5306 @brb5306, Apr 13 8:31pm

Has anyone experienced a change in their body temperature since doing SBRT? It has been almost a year since I completed 28 SBRT’s & it seems to have screwed up my body’s internal thermostat - I always seem to be cold. This started during radiation & continues up till now. I did not do any hormone therapy only radiation. I also still struggle with some fatigue - just can’t seem to get my stamina back. I would have thought fatigue would have resolved by now.

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Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Apr 13 9:45pm

I have never heard of anybody having more than about seven or eight sessions of SBRT radiation. I suspect you had IMRT radiation not SBRT. Though you may have had both.

I had around 40 sessions of IMRT radiation. I never really had any side effects Other than incontinence starting six years later, which could also have been caused by a prostatectomy 3.5 years before the radiation.

Now for the short term issues, but this is not something that would last long-term.

Yes, prostate radiation (such as IMRT or SBRT) can cause a low-grade fever, chills, or a "flu-like" feeling that may last for several weeks. This is generally due to inflammation of the surrounding tissue rather than an infection, and it is a known, though not universal, side effect.

ray092271 | @ray092271 | Apr 13 11:22pm

I am not sure how old you are now, or were when you started 1 year ago. Is it possible that the stress has slowed you down a bit and are you as active?
I haven't done RO, or RARP yet but the amount of time I think we all put into it deviates us from our norms.
However that being said I would not discourage you from seeking official medical resolve.

Best to you!

Ray