prostatitis after pc?

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Philmire

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Posted 10/8/2017 9:44 AM (GMT -5)

Is it possible to have prostatitis after pc is cured with radiation ?

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JNF

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Posted 10/8/2017 9:51 AM (GMT -5)

Depends on the method. With surgery there is no prostate, so no. With radiation there can still be some potential issues depending on the remaining amount of prostate tissue. I believe that TallAllen has addresses this in other threads.

hrpufnstuf

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Posted 10/8/2017 1:57 PM (GMT -5)

My RO said prostatitis is still a possibility after my radiation treatment, cured or not.

Tall Allen

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Posted 10/8/2017 4:02 PM (GMT -5)

Absolutely - I've had it, in fact. It is especially annoying because it elevates PSA and can give false positive readings. Fortunately, it usually remits on its own and PSA comes back down.

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