Discuss these side effects with you wife / partner, or your consultant / doctor, do not keep them to yourself
I did take mild pain killers, paracetamol which did help.
I wish I had more people in the same situation to talk to as I felt this would have helped.
The initial procedures to see if I had prostrate cancer were uncomfortable, painful and embarrassing. The hormone injections were less painful. The radical radiotherapy treatment was long winded. This treatment made me totally loose my sex drive and unable to perform sex. Although my wife said she understands, this made me feel inadequate, very anxious and depressed.
Yes
Even after all the treatment and 6 monthly PSA blood tests I feel if I didn’t have the treatment I probably wouldn’t be here today.
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