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After Cryotherapy.

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Posted 28 Jan 2026 at 11:13

Hi Guys,

First time I've posted anything on the forum having previously spent some reading of other peoples stories, so here goes.

I underwent Cryotherapy on the 8th of January and had a catheter for 2 weeks- a week longer than expected.

A week on from catheter removal, I'm finding I'm waking 7 to 8 times a night to pee- I thought it was bad prior to the treatment- at 3 to 4 a night. I'm knackered in the mornings and struggling to get back to work.

I wanted to ask of others experiences once the catheter had been removed and how long it took to return to something like "normality"

I'd really appreciate others post Cryotherapy stories.

Many thanks,

Trev.

 

User
Posted 28 Jan 2026 at 19:19
Hi Trev,

Very few men have Cryotherapy in the Uk and those that do often have it because HIFU cannot reach the tumour or Nanoknife is unsuitable for their Focal Therapy. So you may not get many replies from people who have had it. However, I can assure you that some men are similarly affected by urine frequency and urgency due to Radiation treatment. I was one of them and like you had to get up up to 8 times a night at the peak but this gradually reduced until about four weeks after RT ended I was back to my prior treatment once a night number. Efforts are made with Cryotherapy to protect other parts from the ice ball that damages the tumour but as with RT it can irritate the bladder. As with so much about PCa and it's treatment, the effects can very considerably from man to man. When I had HIFU I was very uncomfortable while the Catheter was in place but quite quickly resumed my normal urine visits after it was removed about a week later.

Barry
 
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