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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / August 2003radiation treatment after effects
My cousin had radiation treatment a year or so ago and we thought that this was a success. To our surprise, he's having sever issues and :locks" up, i.e., can't urinate. He then goes in and gets "reamed" out and is okay for a month or so. It appears that there is scar tissue that blocks the urethra tube. Does anyone have any information regarding alternative treatments or solutions that can be looked into? thanks, DavidS.....what type of rad tx did your cousin have? Keith Lundy/So. California 40 Proton Beam Radiation Treatments Loma Linda Univ.Med Ctr..3/03-5/03 I knew this would happen. Too many David's, and now two "David S's". This gentleman signed as "Dave S", I have been signing as "David S." Maybe we need a numbering system? Or maybe I will start signing as Mr. Wet Pants. Thank you. David S...RRP version. > DavidS.....what type of rad tx did your cousin have? > > Keith Lundy/So. California > 40 Proton Beam Radiation Treatments > Loma Linda Univ.Med Ctr..3/03-5/03 When I hit "reply," all I remembered was DavidS.....sorry my error. Keith Lundy/So. California 40 Proton Beam Radiation Treatments Loma Linda Univ.Med Ctr..3/03-5/03 No error. No foul. Just too many David's That reminds me, Dave S, do you wear a beard or moustache? > When I hit "reply," all I remembered was DavidS.....sorry my error. > > Keith Lundy/So. California > 40 Proton Beam Radiation Treatments > Loma Linda Univ.Med Ctr..3/03-5/03 Curtis, where are you at? No one has answered his question so far. You know first hand. Thank you. David S...RRP Version. > My cousin had radiation treatment a year or so ago and we thought that this > was a success. To our surprise, he's having sever issues and :locks" up, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > solutions that can be looked into? > thanks, Try 2000mg of vitamin E a day.It will help desolve scaring stay away from any extra C which hardens the scarring.They use E in curing Pirones desiese which happens alot in RRPs. Dave S. I have no information to pass on, but as a recent graduate of external radiation (one week ago), this is certainly serious news. My oncologist said in passing that I should not fear loss of continence, but "rather the opposite is sometimes a problem." He didn't elaborate and I didn't pursue it further. At this time and since the start of radiation treatments, I have a little more difficulty initiating a urine flow, but no more serious blockage than when I had symptoms of prostititus (?) - prostate infection before being dx'd with PCa in 2/03. If I may ask, how long before these symptoms showed up? John A. My husband has had difficulty urinating. Painful and reduced stream after EBRT and brachytherapy. The reason has been the prostate swelled and placed pressure on the urethra and on the nerves in the area. It is dealt with using either Rx Hytrin or Flomax. It was pretty instantaneous for him. Most men might use one of the Rx's for a few weeks after treatment and never have another problem after that. A reduced steam from swelling is different from a reduced stream from scar tissue. Bev > Dave S. > I have no information to pass on, but as a recent graduate of external [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > symptoms showed up? > John A. Beverley, I neglected to mention; I have been on Flomax for about three weeks now. Started on it before the radiation treatments were even over. Seems to help a bit. No real pain, just trying to get more than an hours sleep at a time. John A. > My oncologist > said in passing that I should not fear loss of continence, but "rather the > opposite is sometimes a problem." Has your onc every been incontinent?  SignatureSteve Kramer PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 PSA .1 .1 .1 .3 .4 .8 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 Erection 05/12/2003 @ 48 HT 07/21/2003 @ 48 Steve, While the incontinence is aggravating, it is no where near the experience of a totally blocked bladder. BTDT twice. Never ever want to do it a third time. Second time, they did an ultrasound and announced that there was 750 ml in there. I responded that now that I knew I could hold as much as a fifth of whiskey, this wasn't nearly as much fun so let's get it out. Jerry >>My oncologist >>said in passing that I should not fear loss of continence, but "rather the >>opposite is sometimes a problem." > > Has your onc every been incontinent? It sounds like he might have a scaring problem known as keloids (unsure of spelling). Instead of building up a normal amount of scar tissue the body continues to produce scar tissue. I think someone has already suggested Vit E. Since most MD's don't know that much about vitamins maybe he could look for a doctor who does, they do exist. Otherwise he might just have to put up with having the urethra stretched periodically. Are you sure it is scar tissue? Has he been taking Hytrin or Flomax? Bev > My cousin had radiation treatment a year or so ago and we thought that this > was a success. To our surprise, he's having sever issues and :locks" up, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > solutions that can be looked into? > thanks, DAVE S......could you please give us more information on your cousins treatment as well as the doctors opinion? Keith Lundy/So. California 40 Proton Beam Radiation Treatments Loma Linda Univ.Med Ctr..3/03-5/03 |
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