Tom's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

60-69

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

Northern Ireland

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

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Focal Therapy

How this treatment impacted my life the most

HIFU was performed as a day procedure. The main issues were travelling for treatment during Covid and expense of private treatment.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

For those who are eligible, focal treatments provide low risk of side effects, are a day procedure and should be urgently available on the NHS. I had to do my own research on HIFU, select a specialist and obtain MP MRI scan. All of this was extremely stressful.

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