Late effects of radiotherapy

Hello NoahsArk 

I can't help with answers to your post (I even ran a search on here for Oxygen Chambers) so by me replying your post will go back to the top of page 1 and hopefully be seen by someone with some answers for you.

One thought I did have was you can pose your questions to a Macmillan Nurse - here's the link you need:

Ask a Nurse 

I hope you get some answers.

Best wishes - Brian.

Hi , i have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer and have a choice of either 5 doses of radiotherapy over a 2 week period or surgery to remove the prostate although i have read much information about surgery i dont seem to be able to find anyone who has recently had the radiotherapy could anyone help and answer my queries 

thanks 

I finished radiotherapy in February this year.

What are your queries?

Hi steve

thank you for replying back just wondering about the side affects from radiotherapy did you have any and if so what were they and do you still have them

thanks

Hi steve just wondering if you got my last message ? I an new to this and not sure if i am sending them correctly 

Hello Lanza 

I completed Radiotherapy a couple of years ago - 20 fractions, no lasting side effects. I had increased frequency to wee during the latter stages but that soon cleared up.

Radiotherapy is now very accurate and targeted.

You can read my journey by clicking on my user name or icon. 

Feel free to ask any questions however trivial they are!!

Best wishes - Brian.

Hi Lanza  only just seen your message.  I am sure you have replied correctly and Steve (mstev2 ) will be along soon.  Your question isn’t that straight forward

Lanza said:

just wondering about the side affects from radiotherapy

Because we are all different and the PCa that the RT team are trying to zap will be in a different position in each patient.  Advances in RT now mean that quite targeted treatment is given and collateral damage is minimised.  In my own case I had 37 x 2Gy treatments to my prostate and surround and 6 years later 3 x 13Gy treatments to my sternum.   The first treatment did cause a little damage but really not much to worry about.

All treatments come with risks, unfortunately.  Hope this helps.

Hi Brian 

thank you for your reply which i found really helpful all the best to you 

Lanza

Hi David 

thank you for getting back to me it is appreciated 

Lanza

I have little in the way of side effects still showing. I had little in the way of side effects at the time.

My urinary tract problems were all over the place (much interrupted sleep) have now settle down more or less completely.

There was some considerable fatigue at the time, and this is gradually waning over the months since It has not gone, BUT that may be as much to do with the hormone therapy which is continuing and the drugs I am taking for a back problem.

The back problem, previously existing, went into overtime during the treatment. By the time the treatment was finished it was in full flow. My additional problems MAY have been caused by the radiotherapy because it is my understanding that back pain can be caused by inflammation which, in its turn, can be made worse by radiotherapy.

Even these problems are reducing over time.

In short, if I hadn't had the back problem this would have been easy, almost enjoyable.

Under nearly all circumstances, you will have no problem with the treatment.

Any side effects are likely to recede over time, though not as fast as you would like.