Bill's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

60-69

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

East Midlands

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

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Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Cavaject

Tips and advice for any physical side effects of treatment

Exercise daily, take multi vitamins with iron, I take evening primrose oil to reduce hot sweats, no idea if they work but I don’t suffer much.

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Having to attend the round of blood tests and oncology appointments.

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

Not sure

Why did I give this answer?

My reaction to diagnosis was to “get rid of it” whilst with hindsight, some for of radiotherapy or brachytherapy may have given a better outcome, in that I am now living with prostate cancer despite not having a prostate.

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