Tips and advice for any bladder or bowel side effects of treatment
I felt the need to want to urinate quite a lot especially during the night, my radiologist team suggested taking paracetamol before bedtime which seem to help a little. I was regular with my bowl movements before radiotherapy but after treatment I needed to visit the loo between 4/5 times before my bowls cleared.
Tips and advice for any physical side effects of treatment
Contact your specialist nurse who can advice you about various medications which help relieve some of the symptoms you are getting
How this treatment impacted my life the most
The most exhausting part of my treatment was attending the 20 days radiotherapy treatment and the bladder and bowl protocol associated with the treatment. Although the treatment only took 10/15 minutes the hole process including travelling back and forth to the hospital was approximately 4-5 hours . It was a great relief when this was completed.
Why did I give this answer?
I have had 3 positive PSA results since completing the treatment which shows the process was successful.
