I had my first post-surgical follow up appointment today with my urologist.
We discussed the side effects from the radiation from the “seeds”. I am experiencing some typical side effects, none are critical, just annoying. He said I could expect such symptoms for up to twelve weeks after the surgery.
My urologist advised me to double the Flowmax dose and add an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug to help with the symptoms.
He wanted me to get a PSA blood test before our next follow up appointment to help measure progress.
I remembered that on the day of the surgery, they took blood for a PSA and two other tests. My urologist called my oncologist to get the results of that PSA test. It was 3.31. This PSA value is two points lower than the one taken a year ago and is about a third of the PSA test taken in October, 2009. So progress is being made.
