Bertie's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

60-69

Work

Manual work

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

West Midlands

Relationship status

Single/divorced

Listen

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

It takes time to get over the effects

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Incontinence caused by the treatment has impacted the most continuous wearing of pee pads then the lack of erections has impacted on my close relationship somewhat so far but may improve at least I'm hopeful it will

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

Not sure

Why did I give this answer?

Not sure weather any other treatment would be any better

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