Mark's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

50-59

Work

Other (please specify)

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

East Midlands

Relationship status

Single/divorced

Listen

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

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

Pelvic floor exercises after being diagnosed Keeping healthy active even if it’s a walk a day Try not to get to down with the incontance the alternatives are a lot worse

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Lots of abdominal pain (5 months post surgery) hip pain severe tiredness incontinence Very limited work since surgery

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Out of the options this was the best for me

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