You need to have a conversation with the RO.

The RO nurse told me to use 2 220mg Aleve twice a day...........it really worked great......better than Ibuprofen.

I think most of us who had radiation experienced what you're feeling, especially while we were having treatments. It will gradually improve after your treatments end. In the meantime you might try AZO Urinary Pain Relief Maximum Strength. It's OTC, but you should call your RO's nurse and get an OK first. Ibuprofen wasn't much help for me, but Diclofenac did. It's a prescription NSAID which I take occasionally for joint and back pain usually from too much running but when I was having my radiation treatment I noticed when I took the Diclofenac it provided more relief than Ibuprofen. RO approved its use.

When the RO nurse suggested using 440mg Aleve twice a day she said that Ibuprofen wasn't near as effective. She also gave me a scrip for Flomax. With 4 hours of taking them I could see and feel the diff.

May all beings be well in the new year.

Roger

I aqm waiting for the same thing. Just finished a week ago. My understanding is that it starts to drop immediately but any PSA test earlier than 2-3 months is really meaningless. My RO has scheduled 90 days.

Roger

More knowledgeable than me will answer more fully I am sure.

Howard - Although I do PSA measurements every 3 months, I did not see a significant PSA drop until about 6 months after SBRT. Yes, the 3-month read was lower than pre-treatment, but at 6 months it dropped to almost half of my pre-treatment value. Then it leveled off at 9 months, and again took another fairly large drop at 12 months.

The moral of my story. . . we're all different. As long as your PSA trends downward, it is a good outcome. The amount of drop, and how long it takes to get to the bottom of the slope, are just factoids. As long as it doesn't trend upward, it is working as planned.

Great news! You are just 10 days behind me. My only issue is mild pain and low pressure when peeing. Not much trouble compared to others so I count myself lucky indeed.

Be well and I hope all goes smoothly for you. Let's see our our PSA's do this spring.

Roger