What are the side effects of extended Radation
My PSA is 32, no symptoms and I'm scared of treatment, of dying, of living with this. What will I feel like after 28 - 45 days of IMRT? What will I feel like if I do nothing. Can someone please talk to me about this.
Cancer is very scary. I had a psa of 24.5, and a Gleason score of 4+4(😎. Had 28 rounds of radiation. Biopsy did hurt a little, but the radiation is nothing, other than the embarrassment of dropping your pants in front of 3 nurses. Lots and lots of fatigue. Have to take Flomax to help you pee. Worst problem for me is the continued diarrhea. Usually two or three times a week. Also have problems with ED. Not being able to keep an erection, and just now after 14 months,, being able to have an orgasm again. Everything is different. It seems the doctors don't want to tell you what is going to happen, as if they are going to get sued. But these problems are better than dying from cancer. Just take it one day at a time. Have a couple of guys I eat breakfast with that had the same treatment that I had, and talking with them about our problems helps some. Go online to ProstateCancer.net and read their info. It helps some. Search the internet.
