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Will pause in radiation treatment affect the outcome?
I have taken 28 of 45 radiation treatments for prostate cancer. I am also getting hormone injections of leuproglide every 3 months for two years. However, I have had to pause my remaining 17 radiation treatments for a few weeks due to rectal inflammation causing excruciating bowel movements . Will this delay in treatment affect the outcome?
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Just my comments here. I only received 28 RT THERAPY treatments. DONE. I had ZERO butt problems. Cuz the docs injected SPACE OARS jelly in front of the rectum/ colon. Every three months I get TRELSTAR injection in my butt. so .., PSA is < .01. Hope this helps. Had stage 4 PC from agent orange.
Did you actively decide not to get something like spaceor or bioprotect? Did you have the discussion with Your radiation oncologist about margins and types of radiation machines to minimize exposure of healthy tissue? Did your doctor offer five Radiation doses or were you not qualified for it?
@deemoy1, I hope the pause in radiation helped ease the inflammation. How are you doing? Have you resumed radiation?
My husband is on 28 of 38 planned treatments. He is also having a difficult time. His RO gave him a medrol dose pack which helped a bit and has now extended it with 5 additional days of dexamethasone. He also uses hyaluronic suppositories, Imodium and bentyl and literally a no fiber diet. He is on a 4 treatments per week schedule at this point. Hopefully this will allow him to complete but we may have to pause if he can’t tolerate it. Let us know what you hear about the effects of pausing on treatment outcome. I will keep you in my prayers. This is an awful illness.