I had brachtherapy treatment in Jan 07. My current PSA is .4 and I do not have a bladder or urinary tract infection. However, for the past two months, when I urinate, it burns at the beginning...not during nor after. Is this a long-term side effect of brachytherapy? Are there any prescribed cures for this?

Hopeful in MD,

Thanks for your reply. I tried Cipro in April...no relief. My urine test revealed
no urinary tract or bladder infections.

I talked to the doctor who did my BT...he agreed with my urologist's
suggestion to 'wait and see.' I'll do that and also look into your
suggestion regarding Pyridium.

Take care.

Twoyears

Spectre,

Your correct...I've pretty much eliminated acidic drinks from my diet. One
thing I am doing is taking wheat grass, flax seed oil and an herbal
concoction from an Chinese herbalist and accupuncturist...cleanses the
liver and colon.

What's your doctor say about tea? I do drink a lot during the day as a
substitute for coffee...gone for three years.

Thanks for your input.

Twoyearsplus

The pyridium med can be had as a generic, and is cheap to buy. It worked well for me when I had the burning issue (non seed related). I still have a bottle on the shelf just in case.

I realize these posts are old, but I have just come upon them. I too have had on again off again burning sensation in my penis just at the beginning of urination. I had seed implants 15 months ago. I had this sensation for awhile after the implants, then eventually it went away. But it has come back again. I too believe it is a long term side effect from the seed implants but haven't seen my urologist yet to confirm this. Has anybody found out anything new on their situation or this topic since these posts were first written? I would be interested to hear about it if you have. Thanks.

The most likely cause is radiation prostititis. I had a flare up after a year of no symptoms that lasted a few weeks. RO prescribed FlowMax and all symptoms disappeared in a few days and have never returned.
JT

Hello All,

Have not been here in awhile. New symptoms brought me back.

Had BT in December 2011. Had typical short term effects which went away after a month.

My PSA's since then have averaged .40 with one 2.0 spike.

In the last few months have experienced buring urination, frequency, urgency, sore testicles.

My Urologist did a CT scan, check for infection and prescribed Uribel, Flomax and Baclofen. Wants to do a Cystocopy to take a look. He says these symptoms are not unusual and usually go away on their own.

Anyone else experience these symptoms?

Also had blood in stool recently and the Doctor found vascular malformation due to radiation. He cauterized it and have been OK since then.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and replies.

Happy? New Year!

John

John,

It's very common with brachy to experience a late term urinary flare like you describe. Almost half the guys who have seeds will experience such a flare within 5 years (median 2 years). The good news is it's typically transient. Let your Uro know if those meds aren't doing the trick. There are a host of available meds and some work better with some guys than others. Doctors usually get free samples from the drug companies that the patients can try for free.

- Allen

after about 2 years, I too started to experience burning at the tip of the penis. i had it checked for any possible infection and there was none. did it twice in 3 months to be sure.

it seems to be getting better with some stinging after about 6 months since it started. I too had Brachy and although reading experiences on this forum, suggests it should not happen after 2 years, but it has.

Urologist had no answer other than for me to monitor it. my psa has been decreasing every scheduled sampling, so cannot complain about that.

so, my guess everyone is different and each brachy may have different outcomes, even down the road

thanks.
going to try it tomorrow.
maybe, just maybe, it'll get better using it.
will let you know.
regards.

Never: I'm a little confuse on dating your post and if it has been addressed. Had LDR in 2014 and experienced some of the pains you mention. Walking seemed to take care of them and most of the other Side Effects that occurred. I am not a doc and every patient is different! If walking doesn't help than talk with your RO who performed the procedure. Best wishes and careful on the Flomax as it was more of an issue for me than the LDR treatment.

Nothing of the sort for me. But, my brachytherapy was HDR not permanent seeds. Thus I did not have the six to nine months of active radiation in my body. Could be a treatment side effect differential between permanent seeds and HDR.