Clive's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

70-79

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

South East

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

Listen

Hormone Therapy (injections)

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

I found that as my wee stream was weak, I got them to diagnose Tamsulosin. Feeling the benefits of that now

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Look!! This treatment is to keep you alive. A loss of sex drive in the mix of things is not that important

How this treatment impacted my life the most

The Hormones make you tired. Just go with it. And radiotherapy exhausts you. Quite normal

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

It’s classic treatment for what I have

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