Re: Post Brachytherapy problems-radiation sickness

[Guest guest]

copanahoy wrote:

> Had Brachytherapy Procedure on January 12th., and have

> described subsequent problems with apparent radiation " burn " of

> Prostatic Urethra.

>

> For the last few weeks I have felt lethargic and sleepy,

> nauseous at times and have a lack of appetite. I had never

> gotten around to really discussing this with my Docs because we

> were dealing with the inflammation and related hell due to the

> radiation " burn " .

>

> This sounds like " radiation sickness " symptomology to me and

> will contact both my Urologist and Radiation Oncologist on

> Monday.

>

> Any other opinions?

I'm not a radiation expert, but it sounds extremely unlikely to

me to be radiation sickness. The dose that you got from

brachytherapy should have been relatively small and highly

localized in a spot that would not affect the stomach,

intestines, bone marrow, immune system, or other key structures

that would be involved in radiation sickness.

I suspect you've got something else.

Alan

[Guest guest]

I did not have brachytherapy but did have 44 photon treatments,

and I sure have the symptoms. I fall asleep in the middle of the afternoon each

day, and I never did this before IGRT. I was told to expect it during

treatment, but I'm nearly two months out from treatment.

Tom Lauterback

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Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:18 PM

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Subject: Re: Post Brachytherapy

problems- " radiation sickness "

copanahoy wrote:

> Had Brachytherapy Procedure on January 12th., and have

> described subsequent problems with apparent radiation " burn " of

> Prostatic Urethra.

>

> For the last few weeks I have felt lethargic and sleepy,

> nauseous at times and have a lack of appetite. I had never

> gotten around to really discussing this with my Docs because we

> were dealing with the inflammation and related hell due to the

> radiation " burn " .

>

> This sounds like " radiation sickness " symptomology to me and

> will contact both my Urologist and Radiation Oncologist on

> Monday.

>

> Any other opinions?

I'm not a radiation expert, but it sounds extremely unlikely to

me to be radiation sickness. The dose that you got from

brachytherapy should have been relatively small and highly

localized in a spot that would not affect the stomach,

intestines, bone marrow, immune system, or other key structures

that would be involved in radiation sickness.

I suspect you've got something else.

Alan

[Guest guest]



Individual responses to external radiation can be very variable. Many do experience varying degrees of lethargy. My own Onco/Radiologist told me to be ready for considerable tiredness towards the end of TX. As it happened, for me, it wasn't anywhere near as draining as expected. That said I had thought I was back to normal levels of energy within a month. However, in retrospect, this was definitely not true; I took about 10 months to be actually back to normal. I run a property letting business and last summer I had to do quite a lot of readying the property hands on myself, at times last summer (6 months after IGRT) I was absolutely exhausted, and fit to drop, by tasks I would have found a breeze the previous season. At 49 last summer I don't think that was down to age just yet!

Regards,

Malaga,Spain

Re: [ProstateCancerSupp ort] Post Brachytherapy problems-"radiation sickness"

copanahoy <copanahoygmail (DOT) com> wrote:> Had Brachytherapy Procedure on January 12th., and have> described subsequent problems with apparent radiation "burn" of> Prostatic Urethra.>> For the last few weeks I have felt lethargic and sleepy,> nauseous at times and have a lack of appetite. I had never> gotten around to really discussing this with my Docs because we> were dealing with the inflammation and related hell due to the> radiation "burn".>> This sounds like "radiation sickness" symptomology to me and> will contact both my Urologist and Radiation Oncologist on> Monday.>> Any other opinions?I'm not a radiation expert, but it sounds extremely unlikely tome to be radiation sickness. The dose that you got frombrachytherapy should have been relatively small and highlylocalized in a spot that would not affect the stomach,intestines, bone marrow, immune system, or other key structuresthat would be involved in radiation sickness.I suspect you've got something else.Alan