RT cystitis has been a bit of a pain and some three weeks later is still with me albeit less troublesome than the first two weeks. Waking in the night and feeling you have to pee several times is a bit waring, as was the burning sensation prior to flow. I have a weakened flow currently but much less pain and can get through the night with 1 or 2 loo visits as opposed to 5 or 6. My oncologist tole me that the condition is caused because the RT was still working a little like a boiled egg being removed from the pot. I guess that if it works it will have been well worth the pain / discomfort.
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Based on the fact that I had a nasty infection post biopsy brachytherapy wasn't really an option my oncologist favoured. I had / have a relatively low number of cores (4) and he also felt that I could also do without hormones for a better quality of life. (Hence the 5 fraction approach) If this has been successful I feel I will been very lucky with the treatment.
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