Brachytherapy experience

Well done for getting through it. 

H 

Well done for persevering with it and completing it. Wishing you all the best with your recovery and congrats on the premium bond win, what a nice surprise

Congrats on the win! A good omen? I have had painful bladder issues for years and I avoid cranberry juice as it only aggravates my condition. What I find helps is marshmallow. You can take in capsule form or teas and it builds-up the lining of your bladder. It may take a few weeks to work but helps bladder pain and irritability, alongside other standard treatments. Sounds like you're getting there - and good wishes for a full recovery.

Thankyou for the tip re marshmallow I will investigate x

Forgot to add that it's always a good idea to run it past your GP or pharmacist, in case there are any clashes with medication you might be taking.

There is also slippery elm and I also take antihistamines ( the latter recommended by my GP) as they reduce inflammation in the bladder, which will reduce pain too.

Good luck!

Hi Rethead 

Sorry to hear that you had a few issues with the Brachytherapy well done on persevering, I was lucky I think with the team I had it was the same people and I was not rushed at all, I had no real issues during the treatment other than I had to make sure that when I ate after it then I couldn't venture far from the toilet , I am now 4 weeks post Brachytherapy and feel good other than I have since the end of the treatment developed a slight burning sensation internally and over the last 2 to 3 days started with an more intense burning sensation. I am hoping that this is the peek of the radiotherapy and it will calm down (fingers crossed) and if any ladies on here have had similar with the burning please feel free to shout , and I also started to have some days when I feel really tired,  again the last few days seem worse .

Day 1 of the Dilators today, wasn't as bad as thought I told Alexa to play some relaxing music and set a 5 minute timer , only 156 weeks to go !! however I have noticed different hospitals give different advice mine said 3 time a week for 3 years , I have a friend who didn't use the dilators and she gave me a lecture on why I must use them so I will be trying my best to make sure I keep this up.

Good luck moving forward and enjoy the normality I am just starting to feel life is more normal. Oh and I also had a little win on the premium bonds, so yes onwards and upwards.

Linda

So is this a thing, you complete treatment and win on premium bonds, looking forward to winning in June! I haven’t found use of dilators a problem, it’s just remembering to use them!

Haha fingers crossed for you for a win all round  

It's great you have got the brachy done! 

Hi there - thank you so much for posting as my three sessions are planned for August . Your session two sounds like a rushed smear test so you have my sympathy . I didn’t see your earlier post and will try and find it . I feel quite nervous about the whole thing . 
Best wishes