Receiving your prostate radiotherapy treatment

In a series of three films, patients and clinicians explain preparation and radiotherapy for prostate cancer treatment at hospitals in the North Central and East London Cancer Alliance area.

[andrewrussell]

Just finished 20 sessions. This video is excellent and the comments by all concerned, particularly the patients, will give people a very clear idea of the process.

[philrickerby]

Had 20 sessions in may and june this year the staff were brilliant

[sharonlyon]

My husband is at the beginning of treatment. This video has given me an insight, of what is to come, and put my mind, at rest .

[smartypants]

Getting this done in New Zealand at Wellington hospital. I am getting a double dose once to the prostrate itself and once over the glands around the larger area. I will get 28 sessions. Yes you have to manage your bottom and bladder. There are things that can happen along the way but communication is the key. Great info here also this treatment attracts very special staff that are like angles and ever so helpful.

[geraldwalsh]

Many thanks for the video. I am getting rad treatment in a few weeks here in Cork city, Ireland. This helps to allay my fears

[alfielong]

the patient, George is my grandad and he beat it and is doing well

[geraldwalsh]

Here in Cork, Ireland, i have just undergone the very same treatment procedure for prostate cancer, using the Electra Versa machine.

[geraldwalsh]

Excellent video...now i know sxactly what to expect...i am getting rad treatment over here, in Cork, Ireland in a couple of weeks...many thanks

[watersbey]

@4:24 I bought a urinal and used it in my car after my treatments (I still use it when I need to). Lots of pee has to empty because they want your bladder full. I just parked my car in abandoned places away from everyone, used my urinal like many truckers do and drove straight to a nice restaurant for my reward. The next day, ugh, work. Never missed a day either.😊

[stevesmith]

Im 58. I'm at day 13 of 25 radiation and chemo. Then surgery to follow.
Diagnosed with rectal cancer. Just before Easter. Picked it up in poo test.
Stage 3. N zero. So not into Nodes.
Colonoscopy showed it clearly.
Apparently I'd had it a year.
Absolutely no symptoms until the day before my test results were given to me. I was low on risk factor.
Masters Sprint Athlete so fit. Training is about 8 hours high intensity per week. Spronts and weights. Probably in my best shape of the last 10years.
Never smoked. Drink only 6 to 8 beers a year.
Good diet no excesses.
My blood tests still show nothing abnormal.
Im using my visualisation skills to help beat it. So seeing the radiation kill the cancer. While I'm under going treatment. Also every time I do a poo. I see me shiting the cancer out.
I know I'll beat it. Because I don't see it any other way.
Cancer does and can pick anyone.
So far the worst thing is I can't pass wind with confidence. Because I can't tell if it's a volcanic poo. So to speak.
My appologoies that it sounds so awful. I hope my experience helps someone else.
Stay strong mentally. It's beatable so fight hard.

[theostickle]

@North Central and East London Cancer Alliance Thank you.

[ricdavid]

Very very useful thanks I have an appointment in about a month for my tattoo and then a few days later the radiation. I am 69 a Londoner and a heavy smoker so could not go down the surgery route. I was scheduled a week ago to have brachytherapy but on the day my blood pressure was very high and despite the Dr trying to get my BP down it would not so they had to scrub the procedure. I think it was anxiety as my Bo has come down now . This was very instructive the NHS are amazing

[stevesmith]

Update, Finished my sessions. It gets better, when the radioactive poo finishes. Keep the skin care up in the radiation area. It gives you like a really bad sunburn. Then your poo burns like molten hot pine cones lol.
My cancer shrunk 50%, some of it I passed. It looked like raw chicken, set a new record for pain as it separated, plus some blood.
But I got some out on 5 occasions.
Surgery on 19/9/22 all good.

[janetw]

My daughters chest was burnt black from this. Does it burn the mens bottom too?

[russellaustin]

No "Gold Markers" or "SpaceOAR" ?

[mariajones]

My partner is having 20 session. Every day apart from the weekend. Really hope he beats this. ❤❤

[kenpanzer]

How many visits fr the complete treatment¡

[EdWeibe]

ahhh ok. So those were the numbers they kept calling out after the treatments.

[meallmightyever]

I am new to this, I have been diagnosed with PCA, I don't know if surgery or radio therapy, which is better

[jackdiesel]

Why does YT keep showing me Prostate cancer therapies? Does it know something I dont???