Radiotherapy for Intermediate Favourable seems successful 26 months later, PSA down to 0.83 and dropping each time so far. But I've noticed a weaker flow over the last few weeks and yesterday I was very ready to pee, but could not even produce a sample to test for infection. Waited two hours at the Drs until finally managed. No infection. Back to normal flow for me now, but all very worrying and uncomfortable. Dr said maybe the rt had narrowed the urethra or it was scar tissue. If it is urethral stricture I believe it can be dilated, but interested as to why it happened and how it 'fixed itself.'
Yes I can change to yearly psa testing! My latest thing is whether or not to have a private colonography (not oscopy) to check that all is well over 9 years since emergency bowel cancer surgery. It’s not a recommendation, everyone says it’s up to me. So I keep putting it off but it keeps bugging me. I feel ok and had a clear colonoscopy five years ago. But this is not the site for bowel cancer so I’ll stop writing about it.
Regards,
John.
Hope you get it sorted out if I were you would go for the colonography as hopefully this would put your mind at rest.
I found Tamsulosin had no noticeable effect. But that was pre-RP. I now have restricted flow so perhaps it’s time to try them again.
I started having problems with peeing towards the end of my RT and was given Tamulosin. They worked very quickly for me. What a relief!
I was given Tamulosin but the GP as first treatment before I went to urology I didn't think it worked either but after RT it did my flow is normal again
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