Thank you all for the suggestions and comments. I would like to give some update on my treatment with sucralfate enama. Doctor asked me to take 2 enama daily (morning and night) for 4 weeks (or stop...
Thanks for the feedback from Blackjack, Intheshop and Garyi. I have seen a GI doctor and did the colonoscopy last October when I had left side abdomen discomfort and blood on stool. Based on the...
I have rectum bleeding issue from Radiation (SBRT) Proctitis. I am going to try sucralfate enema. So I googled it. I found one article which showed how long you should hold for sucralfate enema....
Hi Intheshop, You said you had the blood in stool all the time, then it cleared up few years ago. Did you take any medication (like suppository) or it just healed itself over time? Thanks, Larry...
Hi Bobby Mac, Thanks for the article. I was aware of acute rectal bleeding, but not aware of late rectal bleeding. My colonoscopy photos do show that I have some kind of radiation proctitis. Too bad!...
Hi All, I had a SBRT in 4/2017. I got typical blood in stools for about 3 weeks afterwards, then I have no more blood in stools until 11/2018. I am having blood in stools everyday for about 5 weeks....
Thank you all for the information. It is really helpful. I am glad to hear the urinary function will return to baseline or better within a year. Like most people, my ejaculate is much less after...
Hi All, I had a SBRT in April this year. Everything is going well so far. My PSA number dropped more than half (from 4.6 to 1.9) on 3 months blood check after the SBRT treatment. I still need to get...
I am 11 weeks post SBRT. For the first 2 months, I did not feel SBRT had any effect on the ED at all, just the cum is getting less and less each time. Also it changes from normal white to clear...
I have a different opinion on taking probiotic when you still have the side effect. It may add more harm than good. You already have a irritating rectum, why stimulating it more with microorganisms....
My personal experience is prostate biopsy was not very painful, I could drove one hour home by myself without feeling any pain. But everyone is different, also depending on the urologist skills. I...
I also finished my SBRT with Dr. King about 3 weeks ago. Initially, I didn't have any side effect until a week ago. I started to have some rectal urgency with some red mucus in the stools for few...
If your husband really don't want to do the biopsy for now. My suggestion is to ask Urologist to give him some antibiotics to treat prostate infection. If it is prostate infection, his PSA should...
Thank you all for the inputs. Looks like I need to watch out what supplements/vitamins I can take. I will talk to my doctors (oncologist and primary physician) to see what they say about supplements...
Hi All, I have a silly question. I assume people don't need to take prostate health vitamins (containing lots of Zinc, Lycopene, Selenium, Saw Palmetto Extract) after prostate surgery. How about...
Hi Tall Allen, I have not scheduled the PET/CT yet. Initially, I didn't want to get thing more complicate, just want to get a sanity check or have peace of mind. I also assumed my bone scan will be...
Hi All, I have decided to do the SBRT few weeks ago before I took MRI and bone scan. Initially, my doctor didn't think I need to do the bone scan based on my low PSA reading (4.64) and Gleason...
Hi JackH, You get my attention on the late-term side effects of radiation.....bleeding from the butt is going up in 10 years!!!!! Sounds scary. I am 54, and is going to take SBRT few months later....
I am glad I immediately found this website after I was dxed with PC on 12/14/2016. I posted a thread to look for a good (robotic) surgeon in LA area. At that time, I didn't even think about radiation...
Hi All, I was dxed with prostate cancer last December. But something really bothers me is the pelvic pain/discomfort for past 2 years (on and off itself for every few months), I have problem for...
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Hi Tennisplayer, Thanks for your feedback based on your personal experience/journey. Actually, I did a lot of readings on the radiation after Tall Allen and other members suggested me to consider...
Thank you all for your replies, suggestions, and comments. Yes, I will be slow down and try to make a decision in few months. Anyway, I am thinking doing the treatment in the summer time when my kids...
Hi All, Happy New Year to all of you. I just did prostate biopsy 17 days ago, found I have prostate cancer with Gleason 7. I got the E Coli infection in my blood and urine after the biopsy procedure...
I just had a prostate biopsy on 12/14. very very Unfortunately, I got an E Coli infection in my blood and urine afterwards. I was hospitalized for 3 days due to the infection in my blood. I am still...