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Nick's Story

Ethnicity
White British
Age
60-69
Work
Retired
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Geography
South East
Relationship status
In a relationship
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Tips and advice for any bladder or bowel side effects of treatment

Pelvic floor exercises. Visit toilet before you get urgency to pee. Don't let it stop you drinking lots of water

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Ask for a referral for ED.

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Feel lucky that I have a low Gleason score and outlook is OK, as things stand. Bit worried that scoring might be wrong, for whatever reason and fearful if cancer breaking out of the capsule. Meds for frequency of bladder activity not particularly effective.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Probably. Still fairly early in my PC journey. Doing lots of research and info gathering.

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