I should of been clearer. My diagnosis was in October last year following raised PSA's (5.1). I was referred for a MRI and a biopsy followed which confirmed the cancer (7 on the Gleeson scale and the cancer was contained within the prostate). My treatment was discussed with a surgeon and a radiotherapy doctor. As I was discouraged from the surgery due to being 3 hours on the table and he was unsure i would actually wake up again due to underlying health condidtions. It was explained the both surgery and radiotherapy had exactly the same outcome regarding results. Radiotherapy was either 20+ daily sessions or 5 daily sessions of a raised dose depending on the results of a CRT to assess the position of my bowel and bladder. Happily I qualified for radiotherapy with the high dose options as above. The treatment was carried out which was the easy part (10minute sessions) the bit I found difficlt was the daily enema and holding in a full bladder for 30 minutes to seperate the bowel and bladder to they could target the prostate. Let me know if any more info is needed , glad to help as its scary to be told you have cancer.
Many thanks for that clarification. I had 20 sessions, every weekday for 4 weeks. Racked up 2,000 miles to and from Oxford. Yes, I found the daily enema bearable but holding a full bladder, only to be told there’s a half hour delay was sometimes impossible. If you’ve gota go you’ve gota go.
