Pain when urinating

BeardofStars
BeardofStars Member Posts: 13 Member
in Prostate Cancer #1

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.

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  • Josephg
    Josephg Member Posts: 455 Member
    #2

    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
    Clevelandguy Member Posts: 1,177 Member
    edited November 20 #3
    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
    Old Salt Member Posts: 1,505 Member
    #4

    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.

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