Moses's Story

Ethnicity
White British
Age
70-79
Work
Retired
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Geography
North West
Relationship status
Married/In a Civil Partnership

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

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

The operation took place in July 2010. Around 2018/9 I began to have problems with blood clots blocking my urethra totally. I was hospitalised three times for this and as a consequence I now have to self-catheterise every three days to ensure that I can urinate.

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Not really. It's psychologically hard to come to terms with frankly.

Tips and advice for any mental and emotional side effects of treatment

The issue for me is that apart from the -ve effect on my sex life, I have to accept that I'll have to self-catheterise regularly for the rest of my life

How this treatment impacted my life the most

The impact on my sex life and the self-catheterising are the big impacts.

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

Not sure

Why did I give this answer?

My op was 13 years ago and I don't what alternatives are available now.

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