Hooray Radiotherapy Treatment completed

Grampy74 

Hi Graham,

Thanks for letting us know that you have come through your RT successfully. I also had the problem of frequent nocturia following my RT in early 2019. We had a saying when I was a student many years ago "Drink a pint and p**s a pint" and it still applies today! I still drink at least 2 litres every day but I have overcome the nocturia problem by changing the way I take in fluids. I now drink at least 1.5 litres in the morning, a little in the afternoon and nothing after 6pm. I have also completely abandoned alcohol and only take caffeine in the morning as both can stimulate the bladder.

I hope that helps.

Hello Graham

Thank you for the update - I am very pleased that after all the "messing about" (not your fault!) in the past you have now completed your radiotherapy. I found it a very strange place to be at first - apart from continuing HT injections - that was it. I was so used to my daily visits to the "sunbed" it felt strange.

Grampy74 said:

Now aiming to get our lives back to normal.

And that is just what we have done - it's taken some while but the pressure is off now - just the 6 monthly PSA tests and to be honest running up to the first one - I wasn't bothered because as Mrs Millibob said "I've got you back".

Yes I had a TURP 11 months ago and after RT I was up 3/4 times in the night - it's better now 1/2 times but my control is now almost perfect and you know - I put some of it down to old age. As Seamus47 said cutting down on the intake helps but I still enjoy a few pints of decent real ale twice a week with a few mates and now it doesn't appear to make any difference.

You and Mrs Grampy take care and get back to living your life how you want to do - it's such a great feeling getting to this stage.

Best wishes and thanks again for the update.  Brian.

Good to hear Grampy. My husband had his planning visit with tattoos last Wednesday and starts his 20 sessions on November 8th- Dec 3rd. We’re hoping this means he’ll be able to enjoy Christmas with the relief that all treatments are finished (and fingers crossed it’s all worked which will be the best Christmas present ever)

Thank you for posting x

Hello Graham, well done! It’s an odd feeling coming to the end of RT, I think? For one thing, there’s a real sense of relief of having go through it but then there’s the thoughts of ‘what do we do with all this time without hospital trips?  For us, this led to, what do we do to make the most of the rest of our lives. A cancer diagnosis sure does make you realise that time is precious!  

I wish you and your wife all the very best and hope the side effects of the treatment soon settle down. Onwards and upwards eh?!!!!

Hello Roselover

Things are looking up and I hope all goes well with the radiotherapy - two things I always say and you will be aware of them:

* Listen to the radiographers and follow any advice regarding diet - you don't want to be having anything that can give you "wind" beans, pulse, green leaf veg, fizzy drinks etc.

*  Keep up with the exercise as RT will make you tired - and fatigue will be out there lurking in the background.

2023 sounds like being a cracking Christmas - something to really look forward to.

I hope it goes well for you both - keep us posted.

Best wishes - Brian.

Hi Grampy74, just read your post, good news that your 20 were finished ok and your looking forward to a positive future.

I only had 6 session to shrink the prostate, so I could P, night visit's to bathroom 2 at the most, I drink 1.5 Let's up to 1pm, tea and decaf coffee till 5 then nothing, except on Friday I have a wee dram, on Saturday 2 pints of Guinness double zero.