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What Causes Pain During Urination While On Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer?

i am undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer and I m having a hard time urinating at night the flow seems somewhat obstructed and this goes on every 15 -20 min. form 10pm until 4 or 5am is there anything other than the antibiotic and ibuprofen I can take toreduce this pain.
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
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Brief Answer:
Requires retrograde urethrogram for suspected urethral stricture.

Detailed Answer:
Warm Welcome. I appreciate your trust in HCM and assure you are on best portal on the globe for expert online medical services.

I have thoroughly reviewed health query you raised, and well realize all of those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will extend my expertise to solve the problems.

Based on what you said, you probably have developed urethral stricture from radiation treatment. It is basically a narrowing of the tube from the bladder to the penis and results in difficulty passing urine.

If I were your treating physician, I would advise you to do retrograde urethrogram test to confirm it. If the test detects stricture, you will require surgical treatment.

Reducing pain with medications is only temporary measure and you won’t get rid of problem unless stricture is corrected surgically. You may take diclofenac K 50mg twice a day for your pain.

Hope I addressed all the concerns you have. Let me know if you have further questions. I will be more than happy to clear any doubts. Keep a follow up to see how you doing.

Regards!
Dr. Ali Raza
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What Causes Pain During Urination While On Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer?

Brief Answer: Requires retrograde urethrogram for suspected urethral stricture. Detailed Answer: Warm Welcome. I appreciate your trust in HCM and assure you are on best portal on the globe for expert online medical services. I have thoroughly reviewed health query you raised, and well realize all of those concerns. Being your physician, I will take care all of them today and will extend my expertise to solve the problems. Based on what you said, you probably have developed urethral stricture from radiation treatment. It is basically a narrowing of the tube from the bladder to the penis and results in difficulty passing urine. If I were your treating physician, I would advise you to do retrograde urethrogram test to confirm it. If the test detects stricture, you will require surgical treatment. Reducing pain with medications is only temporary measure and you won’t get rid of problem unless stricture is corrected surgically. You may take diclofenac K 50mg twice a day for your pain. Hope I addressed all the concerns you have. Let me know if you have further questions. I will be more than happy to clear any doubts. Keep a follow up to see how you doing. Regards! Dr. Ali Raza