Poor urine flow a bar to RT?

Hi Dartmoor,

Sorry to hear about the problems you are currently having with the side effects of Alfuzosin.  Whilst I can't specifically answer your questions, I think the best thing you can do is when you go for your flow test next week to advise them of the problems you are having with urine flow & the side effects of the current drug you are on.  It may well be that there is another drug you can take which achieves the same aim but without the side effects.  

Best Wishes

Brian

Hello Dartmoor 

Poor flow caused by an enlarged Prostate can be cured by a TURP operation. Click on my avatar for details as that was one of my issues. Whilst waiting for the TURP I had an indwelling catheter. 

Radiotherapy cannot be considered whilst you have a catheter.

Best wishes - Brian.

A friend of mine went onto intermittent (self) catheterisation during radiotherapy and he successfully finished treatment,

Rob

Hi Dartmoor.  I can put your mind at ease on the poor flow/catheter/RT issue.  I have poor flow/no flow following HRD Brachytherapy two weeks ago.  Catheter went in, came out after a week and then 5 hours later went back in because I still couldn't pee.  I've just had my second fraction of RT (of 15) and no one worried or made any adjustments because if it.  So if that's the way you have to go, it's absolutely fine.  If nothing else, you know you've fully emptied your bladder when that's what they want before filling it up again!  The fun bit is having the catheter dangling and swinging whilst you're walking around in the RT suite!!  It makes for a good story for later....  hope that helps.  Peter

Cheers, Peter, I appreciate your reply and am now breathing again.  

I wish I'd read my post before  actually posting it, full of spelling mistakes!  I need smaller fingers or bigger keyboard!

No worries, Peter.

The content was the important thing. Thanks again.

Mike

Hello Peter Guern017 

If you need to edit a post - just click on the "more" button at the bottom of the post, then "edit" - your post will then come up in a new box for you to do your "corrections".

Best wishes - Brian.

Thanks Brian, The problem was the day after I posted it that I saw the mistakes. Too late then!

Hello Peter (Guern017) 

You can edit a post when you want to - 1 day, 1 week, 1 year after you have written it. I am always correcting mine!!

Best wishes - Brian.