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Posted 03 Aug 2014 at 12:44
Greetings all.

Started RT on Monday last. IGRT with gold seed implants. Bit of a non event really, as it should be.

However, Tuesday night had problems urinating. Slow, painful, low volume. Wednesday morning very slow, but got better during the day and by the time of RT it was back to normal.

Wednesday night, back to slow, low and painful.

Told the Radiotherapist on Thursday, saw the Specialist Rt therapy nurse who told me that there was no Urologist in the department, so I would have to go to AE as a normal outpatient. So much for MDT's!

In AE for 3 hours. Told only possible treatment was a Catheter, but' you don't want a catheter', if you can still pass water, live with it, but as soon as you can't, get to AE ASAP.

Been monitoring input & outflow over the weekend. Slow, small amounts ( circa 100 ml a time) , frequent and painful.

Anybody come across this before? And what was the resolution?

Answers appreciated before I'm back at hospital tomorrow.

Hope to hear from the collective knowledge out there.

Regards all.

Chris

User
Posted 03 Aug 2014 at 14:30
Chris,

I had problems within days of starting RT back in 2005.

The solution was FLOMAX (Tamsulosin) capsules, recommended immediately by my specialist Onco/RT nurse.

At first, one a day wasn't helping, so after checking my BP they let me have two a day.

Within weeks I was able to reduce the dose.

I still take one daily because it helps with the flow.

Good luck tomorrow.

George

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Posted 03 Aug 2014 at 16:59
Chris,

As George says ( hi George) Tamsulosin is your friend. I had the same issue early into my RT and was put on tamsulosin after some tests to ensure it wasn't an infection causing the reduced flow.

I finished RT a month or two ago and I've just taken myself off tamsulosin ( on consultants advice) so I'm back to a reduced flow, not too bad though. I'd rather give my body a chance to sort itself out than rely on medication for too long. So far so good.

But during RT get yourself onto tamsulosin ASAP.

I was threatened with a catheter, so a tablet seems preferable...

Best of luck

Kevin

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User
Posted 03 Aug 2014 at 14:30
Chris,

I had problems within days of starting RT back in 2005.

The solution was FLOMAX (Tamsulosin) capsules, recommended immediately by my specialist Onco/RT nurse.

At first, one a day wasn't helping, so after checking my BP they let me have two a day.

Within weeks I was able to reduce the dose.

I still take one daily because it helps with the flow.

Good luck tomorrow.

George

User
Posted 03 Aug 2014 at 16:59
Chris,

As George says ( hi George) Tamsulosin is your friend. I had the same issue early into my RT and was put on tamsulosin after some tests to ensure it wasn't an infection causing the reduced flow.

I finished RT a month or two ago and I've just taken myself off tamsulosin ( on consultants advice) so I'm back to a reduced flow, not too bad though. I'd rather give my body a chance to sort itself out than rely on medication for too long. So far so good.

But during RT get yourself onto tamsulosin ASAP.

I was threatened with a catheter, so a tablet seems preferable...

Best of luck

Kevin

 
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