Paul's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

60-69

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

West Midlands

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

Listen

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

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

Use the Squeezy App. Not sure how much of a difference it makes but better to use it just in case.

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Lymphoedema is very limiting in what I can do. I used to be active (tennis, running, walking) - now I can only manage short sessions of these. Very frustrating.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Didn’t have much choice. It was made to sound like this, or death

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