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Numb penis after brachytherapy can be treated
August 21, 2010 by Jim Tucker
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During my brachytherapy procedure, I’m told that the urologist tried
six times to reinsert the catheter. He was successful on the seventh.
It has been six months now and the tip of my penis is still numb. Any
thoughts??