Andy's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

50-59

Work

Manual work

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

South East

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

Listen

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Talking to your partner about feelings

Tips and advice for any mental and emotional side effects of treatment

Talking is good

How this treatment impacted my life the most

It has been mostly positive as I now feel I don’t have a dark cloud over myself or family

If I had to do it all over again, would I choose the same treatment?

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

I wouldn’t want to go through the other treatments as I felt there where more side affects and more chance of it returning

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