R T to the prostate weekly for 6 weeks.

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Posted 15 Apr 2026 at 12:09

I was diagnosed in November 2025 Gleason 4+4 T3b N1 M1b with an initial PSA of 25.

It has spread with bone mets to my hip & bilateral pubic rami, one lymph node is slightly enlarged.

After 3 months of Leuprorelin & Darolutamide my PSA is now <0.02 so undetectable.

I am about to be offered RT to the prostate once a week for 6 weeks. Has anyone on here had RT delivered like this and if so how were the side effects?

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Posted 15 Apr 2026 at 20:56

I had this RT regime in September 25 following chemotherapy. The side effects I experienced were very slow urine flow and tiredness. Otherwise ok. I was put on Tamsulosin to improve urine flow and this has helped. I’m still taking it.

Norman

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Posted 15 Apr 2026 at 21:39

Thankd for the reply Norman, I've resigned myself to the tiredness but was hoping to avoid peeing issues. Have they said if this will eventually get better?

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Posted 16 Apr 2026 at 10:24

I did ask about the Tamsulosin during one consultation, but was just told to keep taking it. I usually question things a bit more but by this point I’d been discharged from Weston Park, the cancer treatment hospital, and was just seeing a urology consultant in my local hospital who wasn’t that helpful to be honest.
Hope all goes well without too many problems.

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Posted 23 Jun 2026 at 15:05

I thought I would post an update for anyone who might be starting the RT journey.

I completed my 6 sessions yesterday and so far have suffered very little change in side effects to just being on the HT injection and Darolutamide, I just seem to need a pee more often at night, negligable difference in flow,hot flushes slightly worse but could be the weather. Fatigue is about the same but I do a lot of walking which helps enormously.

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Posted 24 Jun 2026 at 15:04

glad your treatment has gone well with minimal side effects. Hope it stays that way.

I’m currently trying to combat some other side effects with a free one year gym membership at PureGym. A scheme set up by a cancer research organisation and Chris Hoy. It might be starting to help.

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