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What Causes Urination Difficulty After Prostate Cancer Treatment?

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Posted on Mon, 5 May 2014
Question: I'm 61 years old. Three years ago I had prostate cancer. I have trouble urinating. I can't seem to be able to empty. I have to go 5, 6 even a dozen times to be able to empty. If I delay going even a few minutes, I start go gag as if I'm going to throw up.
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Answered by Dr. Manuel C See IV (19 minutes later)
Brief Answer: You may have stricture from the radiation. Detailed Answer: Good day and thank you for being with healthcare magic! You may have urinary stricture from the previous radiation treatment from your prostate cancer. This would manifest as urinary frequency and weak urine stream. I would suggest going back to your urologist who treated your prostate cancer to determine the cause of your urinary symptoms. I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes. Regards, Manuel C. See IV, M.D. DPBU FPUA
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Manuel C See IV (10 minutes later)
What treatments, if any, would be available to me in order to rectify the symptoms. Also, could it be damage from the orthoscopic removal of an impacted kidney stone just before I was diagnosed with cancer.
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Answered by Dr. Manuel C See IV (9 hours later)
Brief Answer: Treatment options is incision of the stricture. Detailed Answer: Good Day and thank you for being with Healthcare Magic! Treatment options would be incision of the stricture via cystoscopy and opening up the urethra. Unfortunately there are no medicine to remove the stricture other than a surgical procedure. Yes previous endoscopic treatment for stone can also lead to urinary stricture. I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes. Regards, Manuel C. See IV, M.D. DPBU FPUA
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What Causes Urination Difficulty After Prostate Cancer Treatment?

Brief Answer: You may have stricture from the radiation. Detailed Answer: Good day and thank you for being with healthcare magic! You may have urinary stricture from the previous radiation treatment from your prostate cancer. This would manifest as urinary frequency and weak urine stream. I would suggest going back to your urologist who treated your prostate cancer to determine the cause of your urinary symptoms. I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes. Regards, Manuel C. See IV, M.D. DPBU FPUA