For the past few weeks I've noticed some side effects of the treatment, and although not serious they are quite irritating.
I was sleeping quite well and not rising in the night for a pee. Over the past few weeks I have been waking roughly every 3-4 hours and as a consequence I've been tired during the day.
Peeing has become quite painful with a burning sensation which is worse if I haven't been drinking enough. I've upped my fluid intake with water & juices including Cranberry which seems to help a lot. I do have to run to the loo occasionally.
It's quite normal for the Prostate to enlarge at this stage of the treatment and this has restricted the flow when I pass water. I'm still taking Tamsulosin which help reduce the swelling along with off the shelf anti-inflammatory tablets.
Enlarged Prostate also gives the sensation of a full back passage which is a bit annoying, there is also some soreness.
Tomorrow morning I'm having my first PSA blood test since the procedure so I'm hoping it will show a marked decrease. I'm also having my Testosterone checked.
In two weeks I have my second telephone consultation with the Cancer nurse at St Lukes to discuss the PSA results and check my progress.
Thats all for now
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