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.
Why did I give this answer?
My op was 13 years ago and I don't what alternatives are available now.