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Thanks Pat. I have had a look at your story, mine is also there, minus the recent complications.
Fortunately I kept a box of Flomax tablets in case of future problems on the advice of my urologist. I have now taken them for two days and they seem to be overcoming the problem. At 75 years of age, I don't have your worries about ED, but I do need a good nights sleep and do not need to have the feeling of a need to urinate frequently during daylight hours.
I will see how things progress after a a couple more days of taking Flomax. I am on a trial scheme, so if things do not improve I had better advise the oncologist of my recent problems. The trouble with the medical system in Oz, is that I have to back to the GP, who refers me to the oncologist and urologist who are the overseers of the trial.
Hi Rick,
I had radiation treatment from brachytherapy in March of 2006. I think I had "everything" as a result but after 24 months things settled down. I still have bleeding from the rectum but a colonoscopy showed that I had a proliferation of blood vessels right inside the inner sphincter of the anus (caused by the radiation) and they would bleed slightly during defecation. The urologist and the gastrointerologist said that the bleeding may continue and that if it gets worse or otherwise bothers me, I could have it fixed. I guess it takes time to recover from radiation treatment. It seems like such a simple matter but really the whole body suffers some effects from any radiation. I have come to respect it after 32 months; it is not a minor treatment.
