SBRT treatment: Any tips about food, drink, supplements?

Same with me….all values including RBC’s/hematocrit are lower and that was 2 months after treatment.
Hope they come back up in time for flu season!

Hope you’re right , thank you for responding, have enough in my head to keep me awake

Yes, radiation can reduce Your white blood cell count. The thing is, that’s usually temporary.

White blood cell counts typically reach their lowest point about 7–14 days after treatment, and most blood cell counts begin to recover and rise on their own within 2–4 weeks after therapy ends.

My question somewhat related to this discussion, , I finished my 6 weeks of radiation about a month ago, saw my PC last week for a basic physical, my blood test concerned me , last summer before my surgery my WBC was 8.8 last week it was 2.93 very low for white blood count, PC didn’t seem too alarmed ??? Said let’s test again in 3 months after my Lupron wears off. Anyone know if radiation could cause this ? Sent a message to radiologist maybe supplements could help ??

No, it did not take that long. It was about a month before I went back to the coffee. I did start getting drips at day 310 after radiation and I was leaving a fifty-cent piece size spot in my sheets at night. I used shields and a night pad on my penis for a little over three months. I saw my urologist at Mayo, and he said do Kegels and I did, and it stopped all leaks and everything is great. I would not at this point in time even know I even had radiation done. If I had done some Kegels from the beginning, I probably would not of had any problems at all.

In my own case, I have permanent damage to my bladder from SBRT to my prostate (or I assume so at this point, 3 years later). Most people don't get that, but sometimes you just draw the short straw. Still, I am stage 4, and wanted to hit it hard, so no regrets.

It took 2 years for your bladder & prostate to calm down ?

When they say don't drink caffeine believe them. I had the SBRT 5 proton treatment at Mayo Phoenix. I had my coffee waiting for me in the car for the drive home of about 35 minutes after my first session. Drank my mug and finished the pot when I got home no problem. Second treatment two days later and the same thing. Third treatment on Friday two days after that and my bladder said to me "YOU IDIOT". peeing every 15 minutes for hours and hours till the coffee wore off. Last two treatments the next week were WATER ONLY. I didn't have my morning coffee till my bladder and prostate calmed down. Two years later no problem drinking the whole pot and no bowel trouble, but I did have the SpaceOar gel.

gshep . You may wish to aquaint yourself with the Phase 3 PACE " B " Trial and the more recent TOFFEE META ANALYSIS - European Association Of Urology .
The latter studies the effectiveness of 2 Fractions of SBRT vs 5 Fractions of SBRT.

I take Turkey Tail and Lion's Mane mushroom tea daily. There is evidence that it reduces the likelihood of
metastasis and may also reduce the size of the tumor. (One of these days I will start a discussion on Turkey Tail mushrooms.)

My advice for radiation is learn where all the bathrooms are that you can access on your drive home. Also carry a portable urinal (or wide mouthed jar) with you. There were a number of times when I used the bathroom after radiation and then needed another pit stop just 10 minutes later! (I had a 45 minute drive home).