To pee or to poo! - incontinence

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Posted 08 Mar 2018 at 23:18

"- so it matters little to me if I have to wait two years to know if RT worked". How will you know then?

(RT 2005, HT 2004 - 2008) Unsure what you mean by worked? If you mean cure then no Consultant, CNS, or GP as ever said that to me.and I've done very well to-date

Ray

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Posted 09 Mar 2018 at 08:52

Ray. My comment about being cured in two years simply relates to hopefully having hit the low nadir in PSA scores by then. I fully accept that there is no 'cure', only remission. As far as surgery goes then I would still be nagging my GP to test my PSA every few months so it matters little to me which treatment I receive in that respect. One of the selling points of surgery is that if it all comes out in one go you know you've been 'cured' very quickly. You don't get that with HT/RT but as I am always going to be looking over my shoulder it doesn't worry me too much.

User

Posted 09 Mar 2018 at 10:14

David,
My comments are not intended to influence you on treatment or not or if so which option. My concern is you make an informed choice based on facts rather than peoples experiences. I've been here plus 12 years and have read sadly a fare few times failed treatment posts from both RT and RP. RT, a low nadir doesn't prove all the cancer cells have been disposed of, neither does surgery gaurantee all cancer cells have been chucked in the bucket.

As regards nadir, if HT is also given then the nadir point is not so straightforward as RT alone. From my referral a few months back I was informed they are taking it to be Sep 2009. Which is 4 years after RT ended and 12 months after HT ended.

Ray

User

Posted 19 Mar 2018 at 08:54

Has anyone got any experience of the use of rectal spacers used in the application of RT? I can find plenty of information on them in the States but can't seem to find any mention of them being used here.

I am particularly interested in the self degrading gels applied at the same time as the Fiducial markers, although I believe other methods exist.

User

Posted 19 Mar 2018 at 11:09

I have answered this on your other thread - search for SpaceOar

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

User

Posted 20 Mar 2018 at 16:53

Thanks Lyn. I could not get the new thread to appear once started so posted here. I did pick up your answer Thanks.

Anyway, the journey started today following my meeting with the Oncologist. I have taken my first Bicalutamide and await the joys of Zoladex in two weeks.

I have an instruction for my GP to administer either Zoladex. Prostap or Decapeptyl. Does anyone have an opinion of one being better than the other for side effects?

As for RT I have been offered a month of 3D-IGRT with a dose of SD Brachy to back it up, however I will now research whether to finance Cyberknife along with SpaceOAR.

Let the hot flushes commence...... ;-)

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