Posted 11/23/2018 12:03 PM (GMT 0)
EZ I am a little ahead of you with 3 out of the 44 treatments to go. I had the tattoos and CAT is done without any interruption prior to final positioning. LIke Bob my only se have been minor itching after urination or after my intermittent catheter use at night. I used AZO once and ibuprofen a couple of time which worked better for the itching and minor burning when urinating. Yes I too had a lot of flatulence.This for some reason surprised my RO I have been taking Gas X but still get it at night. I generally have a glass or two of red wine while watching the news so that may be the cause. Also had the SpaceOar which may have eliminated any of the GI side effects. I was on 6 months of Lupron and for some reason now that RT is about ending I have been getting a little emotional and having some mild hot flashes at night. I suppose this will go on for another 6 months. They say it is like a marathon but a marathon is a lot faster. I did learn all of my radiation therapist names, just finished a newspaper story on the experience. Interestingly, the noise you hear is just for the patients to know the photons are shooting.
69 yrs., marathon runner with knee injury, 41 of 44 3D-CRT/IMRT Radiation delivered via 3D-CRT in 1.8 Gy minimum dose fractions to a total of 79.2 Gy., 10.5.18. PSA .012, 8.12.18, 1.42 June 18, 2018 (Lupron 5.21.18 & 8.15.18), 12.7 May 2018, 13.7 Jan. 2018, 2.1 May 2012. SpaceOar 9.6.18, testosterone <.7, 8.15.18, Tot Mayo 19 ng .17 testosterone Free 6.18.18, Gleason 3+4=7 involving 15% of the right apex and 15% of the right mid, 3+3=6 prostate cancer involving 5% of the left base. Pathology interpretations by John Hopkins, UNM Cancer, and SF Path 3+4=7 or 4+3=7 MD Anderson Proton Center w/o %. T3 MRI w/ contrast 1.8 lesion left side 5P, Neg. Bone Scan. Prolaris test 3.5 consistent with intermediate and a PTEN test negative. Father PC age 78 RT & ADT now 93 yrs. Neurogenic bladder due to lumbar disk disease and recurrent bladder neck contracture with urinary retention man. 20 years doing catheterizations. TURP & scaring 2003, Finasteride 5 milligrams daily since 2002.