11 WEEKS SINCE

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 It's been exactly 11 weeks since my brachy and the remaining radio active potency of the beads should,by now,have reduced to close to a third of its original charge.
So any "side effects" being suffered now are a result of the effects of the original dose,which would be manifesting at this point.
As I understand it,these effects should begin to taper off after about 4 months (17/18 weeks) and hopefully be minimal by then?
Well,to be honest,they've been very manageable so far and amount to a slight burning when urinating and a bit of a problem emptying my bladder completely at night.
Depending on what I drink leading up to bedtime,I'm rising once (no alcohol) and twice if I partake😜.

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I'd read that I might well have experienced some diarrhoea and rectal bleeding but,so far,no such thing.
My habits in this regard have remained virtually identical and ,by 9am I've gone twice and that's it!
Pretty flatulent (more than normal) but nothing untoward.

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Still haven't needed to take any medication apart from my daily anti-inflammatory,more for my carpal tunnel syndrome than anything else.
Cheryl's been on these for many years since being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and it doesn't appear to have harmed her too much so I've decided to take them indefinitely.
I reckon (logic tells me) that they should be preventing any flare ups in the old prostate at the same time,and probably preventing any undue swelling as a result of the continuous exposure to the radiation?

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