Pain when urinating

BeardofStars

I am 10 months post cyberknife treatment and continue to get what I think are side effects of the radiation treatment. The latest one is pain while urinating. It seems to be worse earlier in the day.

I have restarted taking Flo max, which seems to help and Tylenol appears to take the edge off it. Does anyone else have this issue and any suggestions for how to alleviate it.

Josephg

I recommend a discussion with your Urologist. He/She may want to perform a cystoscopy to see if there is any inflammation that is leading to pain. While a cystoscopy (camera on a wire inserted into the penis to view the urethra and possible the bladder is deemed necessary) may seem like a scary procedure, it actually a complete nothing burger (a numbing cream is applied first). I've had a few of these procedures to view radiation-related inflammation in my bladder, resulting in blood in my urine. In my case, the inflammation and blood eventually subsided.

Clevelandguy

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1719051#Comment_1719051

Hi,

I second the trip to you Urologist for further investigation. Is it pain or a burning sensation? In the Penis area or internally?

Dave 3+4

Old Salt

Yes, the prior comments are on point. I hope your urologist will be able to help. Don’t be bashful in getting a second opinion.