Radiation Therapy.

You are doing everything right with that diet, and a bit of dog walking for exercise. A glass of wine will do no harm. You probably won't get any side effects but if you do, they will come later in the treatment probably week three or four or a few weeks after. If you get any side effects with bowels constipation or diarrhea let the radiotherapist know they may suggest something, in reality I think you are unlikely to get any side effects. Don't attempt to lose or gain weight whilst on treatment, you want your prostate in exactly the same place as it was when they tatooed targets on you.

Hope your radiotherapy goes as smoothly as mine had 37 fractions in March all went smoothly with out any major problems went for treatment in the morning then went to work after never missed a shift  good luck with your treatment  gaz

One of my "Rads" suggested cranberry juice to help with the discomfort whilst peeing. I started drinking a glass of it a day that day and it really helped. At short notice I started off with the juice drinks that they sell in the supermarkets and even that worked for me. I then went in search of "pure" juice which you can find in health food shops; you have to dilute it (a lot!), but at least it isn't loaded with sugar or artificial sweeteners. Two years later I'm still drinking a glass of it most days, although the original reason has long gone.

From reading other posts on here I gather that cranberry is not a good idea for those who have had surgery, but for me with the RT it really helped.

For me the side effects peaked just after the end of treatment... I got very fatigued at various points over the fortnight after the last zap.

Hi David

I just had my third Radiation shot today after hormones for around 4-5 months.

No major side affects as yet except I think I am going for more urinations at night than usual, but not much more maybe 3-4 times an evening - daytime seems better.

I've been drinking water as suggested - up to 2 litres per day or 24 hrs, but my pre treatment scan showed bladder was reasonable first day, full and great the second day and a bit small the third day. I understand the bladder needs to be full and bowel empty before treatment to clear the prostate.

I do the pre treatment enema an hour before, toileting and then 500ml of water half an hour before. I thought I was drinking enough during the day but it seems to be a bit hit and miss with the bladder. I understand from google the bladder can take 7-8 hours to fill, so having a pee within an hour of your radiation would surely deplete the amount in the bladder??

How are you getting on with this - any issues or has anyone any tips about water intake to ensure your bladder is full before treatment - hope I haven't made it more complicated than it needs to be.

I get this feeling that if the bladder isn't right and full, despite ones best efforts, the Xrays will be hitting it and causing irritation

Cheers

Joe

Have you been told about Tadalafil tablets?

They can help with ED & other problems caused by HT etc?

I found Tamusolin gave me a bunged up nose/cold symptom - which was horrible.

Presumably the PSA test will be unreliable, being so soon after RT. So if it is low take it as a positive but if it is high ignore it and get another one in a few months. As you can tell I am a glass half full person.