Dark blood in the semen after cyberknife
Hello, I completed my cyberknife treatments about 16 months ago. After the initial biopsy (before CK), there was dark blood in the semen. Now it has returned. Does anyone have a similar experience with this dark coloring of the semen after CK? My PSA continues to drop (now at 2.09) and no other symptoms to speak of. I would welcome any response of others per above. Thanks.
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After a biopsy, there can be blood in the semen. This lasts for a few weeks. May also be experiencing side effects from radiation.
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blood in semenhopeful and optimistic said:Blood
After a biopsy, there can be blood in the semen. This lasts for a few weeks. May also be experiencing side effects from radiation.
thx for your response. Yes there was after the biopsy. This is occurring 16 months after cyberknife treatment.
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blood in semenOld Salt said:Discuss
Do bring this up with your Radiation Oncologist. It appears that your seminal vesicals were hit hard...
thx for your response. I am no longer seeing the radiation oncologist, as my PSA values continue to drop 16 months after cyberknife treatment. I am trying to find out if others that have had cyberknife have experienced the same issue and for how long after.
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contact the radiaiton ocologist
...since it is likely that the blood has resulted due to the radiation
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I just experienced a similarsonny5 said:thanks for your responses.
thanks for your responses. does not appear to be noticeable all the time. I'll monitor and watch for psa tests to continue dropping.
I just experienced a similar event 18 months post Cyberknife. you get an answer to why this occurred in your case.
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RT side effectJ_ohn said:I just experienced a similar
I just experienced a similar event 18 months post Cyberknife. you get an answer to why this occurred in your case.
Hi John,
This thread is 3 years old and Sonny hasn't shown up ever since. I didn't have Cyberknife but blood in semen is a natural occurrence in radiation therapies administered as prime (CK, imrt, bracky, etc). RP guys who had SRT also experience similar blood excretion occurrence in the urine. 18 months after RT is not considered a late side effect in which case one may expect healing naturally for good.
Radiation causes scared tissue at the walls of the urethra where semen and urine pass, leading to bleeding occasionally. This is caused by our body oxygenating the area for healing.
The situation usually improves with time. Probably Sonny above hasn't experience similar issues ever since.
Best
VG
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Much appreciated VG.VascodaGama said:RT side effect
Hi John,
This thread is 3 years old and Sonny hasn't shown up ever since. I didn't have Cyberknife but blood in semen is a natural occurrence in radiation therapies administered as prime (CK, imrt, bracky, etc). RP guys who had SRT also experience similar blood excretion occurrence in the urine. 18 months after RT is not considered a late side effect in which case one may expect healing naturally for good.
Radiation causes scared tissue at the walls of the urethra where semen and urine pass, leading to bleeding occasionally. This is caused by our body oxygenating the area for healing.
The situation usually improves with time. Probably Sonny above hasn't experience similar issues ever since.
Best
VG
Much appreciated VG.
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