Hi its Chaz, is there anybody out there that has had High Dose Brachytherapy? I can see lots of different remedies & ideas on treatments but none on this?
Hi Chaz
I have had HDR but slightly different to the way you will be getting it. From your other thread it says you will be getting it twice in 7 days. That is quite possible, but most people on here will have had HDR Brachy once and then had that followed by a short course of EBRT.
The only person I know of who has had it as the only treatment is on this thread.
https://community.prostatecanceruk.org/posts/t23156-HDR-Mono-Brachytherapy#post233988
If the cancer is a very small tumour it is probably a very sensible treatment, as it will cause no damage to other organs. Will you also be having Hormone Therapy? I think the thread above relates to treatment in Cardiff, is that where you are having the treatment? It seems very rare to have HDR Monotherapy in the UK.
Dave
Hi Dave - my treatment was completed on 10th November & I'm recovering now - think recovery may take a few weeks still a bit tender! - all done now hopefully will get some good results on 23rd December - many thanks for your reply - keep well from Chaz
I also had just one session of HDR, the other effectively being 23 sessions of external beam.
It took about 5 weeks for my immediate side effects to go, although the more serious ones were gone in a week, and I was back on my bike 5 days after the procedure.
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