I am still on Bicalutimide after radiation and brachytherapy along with Lupron infusions.
After I had the initial radiation I began to have burning when I went to the John. My doc said it wouldn’t last and it seemed to subside. As time went on the symptoms seemed to creep back into my life until they were a mainstay. From the urgency to relieve myself to pressure on my bowel. I was told to use dolcolax to relieve the pressure and monitor my urine. UTI started happening and I was give ultrasound to see if my bladder was functioning properly. I felt as if I was a whiny little baby and my wife had to dote on me at every turn.
Again I complained on MYCHART to the powers that be and was brought in where my urologist and his team walked through a typical day. I got the orange pill and catheters as well as a discussion on redoing a Turp since I had already had one in 2010. As it stands now the other meds and such haven’t relieved my burning, urgency,UTI, which after analysis turned out to be strep. My GP told me to stop the catheter end of the prescription. Oh yes and I am wearing a diaper to catch my leaks. Seems every time I rise from a seated position I have urgency and very often I don’t make it to the John.