Trying again for radio therapy

Was this for the radiotherapy itself, or the pre-RT CT scan?

I've been to 2 pre scans first it was too big, second was too small. The consultant said that it happens to men who have driven long distance for lots of years. I had nearly 40 years on lorries on haulage. I was told many years ago that I shouldn't hold on to my wee but I didn't like the woman who told me so disregarded it, and now I'm reaping the benefits of my actions. 

So if I'm right this was the pre-RT CT scan?  They'll have sent you away because basically you need to train your bladder before the RT starts in earnest.  They did the same with me.  I failed a couple of the CT scan sessions and was sent away for a week and told to drink three litres of water a day. Bottom line is you need to get yourself ready for the RT, when you have to have your bladder (and your rectum come to that) in prime state for each day's session.  Your radiotherapy will be five sessions a week for four to eight weeks.  They deal in tolerances of a few millimetres so it's a very precise science.  Every day you turn up with a bladder too full or too empty (or a rectum too full) is an appt slot wasted for the radiographers and a hitch in the appt schedule. You have to train and prepare yourself.

Thanks for the info. I've had to do the enemas and self catheterisation. My treatment starts on 7th October and I have to arrive 75 minutes before the appointment time to get it all done and settled before starting the treatment. 

That's true, but lately I feel like it's all up in the air until it actually starts.

The more I keep smiling the more people think I've been up to something. 

I had a permanent Catheter in during SRT, it was easy to empty the bladder on arrival at the hospital and drink the obligatory amount of water. How quickly the water gets from the mouth to the bladder will depend on various factors. If you can get into a routine it should help.

I did my mini enemas before leaving home. 

As already said not all hospitals do the same thing.

Thanks Chris

Thanks all, I'm half way through now and I'm still not quite sure if the enemas and catheters are doing me much good. They work for the RT but I feel rough for the rest of the day. I feel bloated and I'm getting plenty of exercise running back and forth to the toilet at home. I feel like I daren't pass wind all night. But I'm still smiling, or is it a grimace, I'm not too sure. 

I had a few peeing problems when I had the LDR implants in for a while. So I did exactly as Chris has said, I bought a bottle ( actually two) and all worked well for a few weeks. Then, somehow, in my confused semi sleep I managed to miss the bottle and pee on the bed.   I blamed the reduction in length for the mishap. However I went back to walking a mile to the loo, in minus 20C and sitting on the frigid loo seat and peeing that way. Now I only pee about 3 times a night, I can live with that.

The new mattress is quite comfortable, although the cost leads me to believe that the springs are made from some very rare semi precious alloy. Still, if it lasts 20 years like the old one I will be happy, I will be even more happy if I last another 20 years :-)