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Like Alan, I finished IMRT a little more than 5 months ago.
I have been on Flomax almost the entire time since I was diagnosed 11 months ago.
I had to double up on it about 3 weeks into the radiation and by the time the therapy was over I could still barely urinate despite the drugs.
That got better after a few weeks and I am now trying to get off the Flomax.
I can get by for about 3-4 days without it and take one then just to loosen up the flow.
I still seem to need to get up 2-3 times a night with or without the Flowmax.
It depends on how much fluid intake I have before bed time.
I've learned to live with it.
I'm just glad that when I get to the toilet I can take care of business like a normal human being.
I finished IMRT 11 years ago. The past 6 months I need to get up at night every 90 minutes to pee, just like clock work. Most times it is productive, occasionally a dry run. Not looking forward to a TURP. Have appointment with PCP soon. If dead tired from hiking mountains I could go almost all night last year. Have not been dead tired this year yet. Any ideas?
