Paul's Story

Ethnicity
White British
Age
70-79
Work
Other (please specify)
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Geography
West Midlands
Relationship status
Married/In a Civil Partnership

Hormone Therapy (tablets)

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

Approached my GP and got prescribed antidepressants which have helped a lot

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Went through all the emotions like Why me? It’s not fair!

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

At this stage it seems my outlook is promising and I was really fortunate to be diagnosed early.

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Apart from the physical discomfort, fear of incontinence and ED.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

As it turned out, my fears were largely unfounded. Continence was not really a problem and ED related fears have not turned out to be as big a problem as I feared

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