Noel's Story

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

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Educate your partner as soon as you can as to what is happening.

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Sex became a thing of the past

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

I would want to live!

Radiotherapy

How this treatment impacted my life the most

It kept me alive and slowed down the cancer.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

To stay alive!

Hormone Therapy (injections)

Tips and advice for any physical side effects of treatment

Understand the injections only happen every 12 weeks are easy to administer and will keep you alive.

How this treatment impacted my life the most

It is always a worry when the review comes up every 3 months. Is my PSA rising? What happens next? Is there anything else? Will it work? How long have I got???

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Because it is suppressing th cancer.

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