IMRT then LDR-BT or LDR-BT then IMRT?

InTheShop said...
My older brother had LDR Cs-131 seeds. Five years later he reports no side effects and only had mild complaints in the first few months after treatment. He was a intermediate risk so they didn't follow up with IMRT or any ADT. His PSA dropped like a rock and never came back.

You'll do just fine.

Andrew

Thank you, and I'm glad that he had little or no side effects. However, this discussion is about the triple-play and 'overlap' radiation, and its potential to cause added side effects. Since your brother never had external radiation, there was no potential for overlap, so his case really wouldn't apply. But yes, I too am confident that I'll do just fine once a treatment plan has been thoroughly finalized.

F8 said...
Balladear -- no long term SEs. you know no one here is getting paid to help you. why not try being a bit nicer?

No, you're absolutely right, they're not, and I'm not getting paid to educate the masses here either, which I've been busy doing for days now, but do tell - how can I improve my overall "nice-ness" for you, sir? Please be specific. Where did I offend or fail you and the others?

I'll be anxiously awaiting your response, because I mean to do well by everyone, at all times, and I truly don't have a clue what you're talking about. And if you want to start setting the bar for "nice", I strongly encourage you (no, rather, I challenge you!), to look over the past 24-hours on this thread and show me where I have been treated "nicely".

Thank you, and again, in the nicest of all possible terms, good luck to you.

OK, everybody on this thread has gotten all pissy again and it's time to lock it back down.

As Balladeer said...
... what we appear to have here is a classic case of "Mexican Standoff", and as such, I don't believe that continued discussion of the matter is likely to be anymore fruitful than sweeping a dirt road.