Hi - I had low dose brachytherapy at The Christie last December, my 60 day review was fine but as I reach the halfway mark I'm finding I need to urinate very frequently and it burns; and I'm up every 2 hours during the night even though I'm on Tamsulosin. Quite loose & flatulent in the bowel department too. Any hope this will improve over time?
Hi and a very warm welcome to the online community
I'm very sorry to hear about the problems you've been having recently.
The community is divided into cancer specific groups where you can ask questions, share experiences and get support. I've had a look online and can see that Tamsulosin is used in the treatment of prostate cancer.
If I have got this right can I suggest that you join the prostate cancer group and post your question there as I'm sure you'll find lots of help and support.
To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'join this group' on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post questions after selecting 'start a discussion' and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
When you have a minute it would be useful if could pop something about your journey so far into your profile as it really helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Edit Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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