Possible complications of HDR
[Technorati] Tag results for prostate cancer wrote an interesting post today on
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I have prostate cancer (psa was 14 - 7 4+3) My Urologist did a biopsy (30 samples were taken, only one came back showing cancer). I chose extermal + hdr radiation, after the marker seeds were inserted I came down with a very bad infection (klepsielia) was in the hospital 5 days and antibiotics thru a PICC for another 5 days. I started external radiation a week ago, my 2 doctors are hesitant about doing HDR because of my high risk of getting infections. I am also taking hormone shots. My questi
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