Carl's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

50-59

Work

Unemployed

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

West Midlands

Relationship status

Single/divorced

Listen

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

Tips and advice for any bladder or bowel side effects of treatment

Was ok for 3 years gets worse with age. Keep up the kegel exercises

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

I had a bad deal. Lost all. Tried tablets, injections. Peyronies, vaccuous leak. Mentally destroying never recovered. Zero erections

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

Still looking for help

How this treatment impacted my life the most

If i didnt laugh id cry. Struggle to find a partner to accept

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Would have tried radiation first

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