What sort of urinary side effects can occur after seed implant therapy?
Most of the urinary side effects occur after a prostate seed implant and are a minor problem for the first few months after the seed implant. Other potential problems don’t usually occur until six months or longer after the prostate seed implant. Some of the acute side effects of seed implant therapy are due to the swelling and bleeding within the prostate as a result of the trauma of the needle and seed placement that occurs during the operation. Other acute side effects are due to the radiation injury to the normal body tissues. This swelling narrows the urinary tract and often results in the urinary stream being weak, urinary dribbling, stopping and starting of the urinary stream, having to push or strain to begin urination. The acute side effects of the radiation are manifested primarily as increased urinary urgency and a burning or stinging sensation during urination, similar to that of a bladder or prostate infection. Your physician will likely prescribe a variety of medications
