Difficult urinating

Hi Lesleymak77 - the tablets are almost certainly Tamsulosin.  They should help this side effect significantly. Ask for immediate start.  AW

Hi thank you so much I’m by going today with my dad as I’m working but I’ll pass it on x 

I was subscribed by my consultant tamsulosin slow releasing capsules,  to relax my bladder,  definitely worked, I tried not taking them for couple of nights, hell felt like I had gullstones

Within a week of starting HT I was having problem urinating (specially during my 5 nightly visits to the bathroom). Often it was a spurt or a splutter or a dribble, although it normally got better during the day.

I was given Tamsulosin, which relaxes the muscles around the prostate and bladder, which helped a lot. The RT staff can't prescribe it for you as it needs to come from a doctor, as it can come with side effects (it can effect your blood pressure so may not be suitable for people on blood pressure medication).

Tamulosin tablets are the first line of defence. If symptoms are severe you can ask to be trained in ISC (Intermittent Self Catherization). 

This happened to one patient in my radiotherapy cohort. Most people find Tamulosin is sufficient.

I did find the first radiotherapy session of the week (after the weekend) to be the worst for my flow and then things settled for the rest of the week. 

All the best Rob

Hi Rob thank you for the reply 

they seem reluctant to give my dad anything as they say it’s too early on in the treatment 

thanks x

Thank you 

my dad only started treatment properly last Friday so it sounds similar 

he’s been told to drink more water and see if that helps 

thanks for the reply 

Lesley x 

Hi Lesley - if it is tamsulosin and it doesn't suit your dad, just be aware there are other drugs that work as effectively. Don't suffer in silence feeling horribly nauseous as my husband did for several weeks over Dec/January last year. That was one miserable Christmas I don't want to revisit in a hurry!!!

Tamulosin is very well tolerated so I would persist in asking for it so you can see if it helps. It works very quickly so it won't take long to find out if it helps. Urinary retention is not pleasant so don't suffer in silence.

Rob

How long to it takes to get better I'm not taking anything for it but it's now very uncomfortable thanks    mace