l@ser treatment is often used in Britain for a TURP which . . .
That's interesting, though in my case, academic. However, before being diagnosed, I was experiencing an ever increasing restriction to flow. Being a bloke, I wanted to self-treat for enlarged. Strange how many blokes kill themselves with prostate cancer.
Please, anyone reading this, do your research and make your own decisions based on that. I'm just bouncing some recent and very encouraging information.
As for time after procedure. I would have run home if they'd let me. I can't remember any pain, and nookie was only put on hold because of the Rivetess' sarcastic donning of a radiation suit.
Had to not cuddle the g-kids, and was not allowed to be cremated for one year.
My fellow traveler, was not so lucky. He did have to be rushed back for a catheter. Not the biggest of deals.
Last figures out a few weeks ago, seemed to be saying the results were on a par with the best alternatives, with far, far fewer side effects.
Is Southend not doing the procedure now? Mr Lodge was one of the pioneers in the UK, I believe.
It seems brachytherapy is in the spotlight all over the world, so I can see how it might be difficult to get fitted in in time.
An aside: When the SuperCollider project in Texas was finally abandoned, an enterprising guy purchased some of the mega-magnets to make the radio seeds for treating cancer. Mine Radio Iodine 125 came from Canada, and they only last a few hours. If the procedure is delayed, the seeds are discarded and new ones ordered.