So I had 66 brachytherapy seeds implanted mid July, all went well and painless procedure. I understood peak symptoms of seed activity would be evident at around 6-8 weeks, with prostate obviously swelling and restricting urethra- which it has. In early October I went back to brachytherapy nurse (who is fabulous) as I was really struggling to wee particularly at night, despite taking tamsulosin. Did a flow test which was poor and I only voided around a quarter of my bladder. I was having to take a shower before bed to relax everything so I could pee at all, and during the night it was extremely painful and very difficult to pass urine at all. I was about to drive to Spain for a long overdue holiday, and wanted some relief before I went. I was surprised and somewhat dismayed to be taught to self catheterise, which I have been doing three times a day for the last 5 weeks. So I urinate, then insert catheter to drain the rest of my bladder, I usually manage to void about a third myself and two thirds by catheter but this is improving very gradually. Has anyone else had to do this and did it eventually improve? I’m really looking for some assurance that this will get better, am I expecting too much at 4 months? I am much more comfortable and can wee in between catheter sessions…but wasn’t expecting this! I’ve been told I ‘could’ take Tamsulosin twice a day but this isn’t licensed in the U.K. and could lower my blood pressure, has anyone any experience of this?