Mark's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

50-59

Work

Manual work

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

South West

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

Listen

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

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

Pelvic floor exercises are a must also physiotherapy is good

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Talk to your urologist

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Loss of erection at 56 years of age and incontinence affects your social life and confidence

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

I had no choice the cancer had spread to the outside of the prostate

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