stephen's Story

Ethnicity
White British
Age
60-69
Work
Office
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Geography
North West
Relationship status
Married/In a Civil Partnership

Hormone Therapy (injections)

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

Dont drink before bed time less trips to the loo in the night

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

you must look after you penis health even if you are not having sex i was prescribed a vacuum pump and medication it worked very well to keep things normal

Tips and advice for any physical side effects of treatment

I train every day it helps combat a lot of the side effects

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

I have been diagnosed with depression after my treatment i phoned prostrate cancer help line and spoke to one one of the specialist nurses its the best thing i have done she pointed me in the right direction to get proper counciling

How this treatment impacted my life the most

I still worked around all my treatments it kept my mind occupied

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

Not sure

Why did I give this answer?

The hormone injections side effects were terrible for me

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