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My husband completed his 33rd and last radiation session yesterday. Yeah! He is so glad to be completed and back to a more normal routine. He will get his PSA tested in 3 months. The only side effect is burning during urination the last week. They a…
He is camping in our RV and because of the distance he is off work for 7 weeks. would be so much better for him emotionally I think if he could work part of the day. boredom is a problem but he is walking alot around the park so that is great
We live in a small city where RT is not available and therefore he has to live away from home during the week and comes home for the weekend.
No one has mentioned the possibility of hormone treatment to my husband. When /why is this normally used? although nothing is normal is it?. I find him shutting down a little again. I know he is really anxious for the treatment to be finished. He is…
Husband has now completed 20/33 treatments and no side effects. 2 and a half weeks and he will be home. he/we will be so glad!
sounds silly but I don't know any Psa counts or Gleason scores as he didn't want me involved in his initial treatment. What I did understand it was found early,his age (59) and aggressive treatment (surgery) were positive and no treatment following…
In reading all the posts I am just amazed at how I am not alone in my feelings and how helpful this forum is. My husband had surgery in March 2006 and all went well. he was very closed and very shocked and angry at the diagnosis. I did research, tri…
Thanks to everyone. seems like side effects vary from person to person so I hope his are non or mild. makes it harder as he has to stay away from home for 5 days a week and I think lonliness and depression might be his biggest side effects.
I completed 37 treatments of IMRT on 2/2/09. I've had no side effects during or after.
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I am finishing my second week tomorrow and am noticing that by bladder is acting up and have more gas than usual. No significant signs of fatigue
My husband started the first of 40 treatments this past Monday. When we asked about when side effects usually show, we were told the second or third week of treatment. I'll keep my fingers crossed that your husband is one of the patients that have f…
I had a full course of IMRT and although I had some fatigue it wasn't really bad. I walked 3-5 miles a day if that's any indication. Side effects often come later. I really didn't notice any fatigue until 12 days after all the treatments. I did get…
It's early days yet but it sounds like a good start. I completed all 41 treatments 3 weeks ago and have had no side effects. I did experience some fatigue while I was in treatment- but I tend to believe that a large part of that involved my daily tr…
My husband just started RT and has had 4/32 treatments. He has not experienced any fatigue or other side effects. Do side effects often happen right away or can they be cumulative? I am hoping that this means no significant side effects for him. Tha…
A place to discuss the various forms of Radiation treatment, outcomes, side effects, equipment, finding a Radiation Oncologist experienced in treating Prostate cancer, etc, etc
I can so identify with you, Maureen. I write all these patient brochures (through my work as a medical communications writer), and I've read my fair share of studies about PC, but when it's happening to you, it's an entirely different story. One of…
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- At 4:20pm on July 22, 2009,
Arnon Krongrad, MD said…
- Hi Maureen,
Welcome. Way to jump right in. You picked a good group. You may also want to join others, including the Coping and Faith groups, which touch on some of the themes you raised in Wives and Partners.
Arnon
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