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following your treatment session, you’ll feel some
tendernous and bruising in the area between the scrotum
and anus. You should be feeling better within a few days
and able to return to work and resume normal activities.
One month following your treatment session you may be
required to return to the hospital for X-rays, a CT scan
and possibly an MRI scan. These scans are carefully analyzed
to ensure that the seeds are optimally placed to deliver
a balanced dose of radiation throughout the prostate.
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takes approximately 6 months for the brachytherapy seeds
to deliver the full dose of radiation. Several months following
your treatment, you will be monitored with PSA tests on a
regular basis. A steadily declining PSA is a good indicator
that the treatment has been successful in killing the cancerous
cells.
For more information about PSA testing, visit the Diagnosis
section of The Prostate Centre.
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