HDR brachytherapy

It’s tough ....just one question for anyone who went thru this ...will one ever be be able to crap normally again .....just want some hope thsts all thanks

That’s great to hear thanks Trying hard to stop second guessing myself but it’s tough ....hope you all understand why ....I’m tryinggggg ...

It really shouldn’t be ..I think the surgeon was honest with me ..unfortunately I hste to say it but I dont think my RO was and now I’m paying the price ..he told me my only changes would be urinary that should hsve been enough fir me to say no way ..after 2nd treatment painful urination so he put me on flosmax ...I also told him before treatment that I have a form of neuropathy and would radiation make it worse ..of course he says no it shouldn’t ..now I hsve pain all night in my right ankle ....can’t uninate right up every hour Not crapping good ....I am off work one more week I seriously don’t think I can go back to work like this ....I’m worried sick ..should I ask dr for more time off ..I am on state disability now and managing ok but can’t retire for 8 more years ..any thoughts especially about the ankle pain

Stan...I can't say if your RO was honest with you or not, but the issues you are having are so much on the extreme end of the spectrum that it does seem unlikely he would have focused on the <1% SEs. I do hope this gets better for you...I think it will probably will, but it might take a lot of time.

As to your neuropathy...unlike bowel and urinary issues, I can't see what the connection between radiation and your ankle pain would be. I think you've just had the bad luck of that flaring up while at the same time you're having to deal with all the other issues.

No prob I will ...listen guys I’m at my wits end ....how does one not panic when you get up in the morning and go to the can and blood just pours out ....a lot ...u call the dr and they tell u to go to the emergency ...you end up seeing your dr and he shrugs it off like no big deal ..just hemmroids ...never had one in my life ...this really stinks bad

a few drops of blood in the bowl can seem like a massive hemorrhage. Usually it's not as bad as it seems. I have internal hemorrhoids that act up from time to time. Got bad after RT. Then got better.

Treatment is sitz baths, use mirilax, the Prep H wipes, and get the doc to give you a prescription for the suppositories (prescription strength, the OTC don't do much).

yeah, it sucks. Isn't PC fun?

simple: Invent a time machine, go to the past and change your decision.

or learn to live with the present you have understanding you can't change the past.

You have to find a way to move forward and not wallow in the past.

I had an anal fissure and it was the worst part of the whole cancer. Got it from the biopsy. Three doctors misdiagnosed it as internal hemorrhoids and I finally went to a gastroenterologist. He gave me medicine and diet recommendations and it was better in a month or so.

The urologist, radiation oncologist, two family doctors and the general surgeon who did my colonoscopy all sort of blew it off. The gastroenterologist knew my pain and it was the best visit I made.

I’m not saying you have a fissure, but something’s not right. You might want to make an appointment with a gastroenterologist just to let him/her take a look.

Stan, did you have any complications with the ebrt, or did all of this start after Brachy? How long did you wait to have brachy after the ebrt?
Thx

Just want to know from guys with experience ,.lwill I be able to lay a decent log one day again that’s all

Stan, can you answer my question by any chance? It might help others later on.