Jeremy's Story

Ethnicity
White British
Work
Office
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Geography
South East
Relationship status
Married/In a Civil Partnership

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Loss of sexual function.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Getting the cancer sorted was the priority.

Radiotherapy

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

Do the pre-treatment enema prep! Don't live too far away. Either wait a few hours before travelling home or go straight away.

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Give up?

Tips and advice for any physical side effects of treatment

Get plenty of sleep. Keep active. Walk daily. Have short rests with your feet up.

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Three months of effectively having another job. Travel to radiotherapy centre (two hours to be sure of traffic), pre-treatment prep and treatment (1.5 hours), travel home (one to two hours). Collapse into bed for a couple of hours. Five days a week.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Apart from the tiredness, the treatment was OK, though time-consuming. Positively, it seems to have worked.

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