Tips and advice for any bladder or bowel side effects of treatment
Due to some scar tissue build up, I have to self catheterise each day in order to maintain an acceptable flow, … but honestly after a few months it becomes normal and I don’t even see it as a problem now, it’s just what I have to do, in the same way you clean your teeth every day… it’s just a daily function and not a bad as it sounds.
Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment
I started with viagra type tablets, but they didn’t really work so I moved to injections which worked and again, not as bad as it sounds, you just get used to it!
Tips and advice for any mental and emotional side effects of treatment
Really struggled to get over the diagnosis and subsequent operation, I would spend hours thinking about death and expecting it to come back, caused issues at work, and when the cancer did come back, i struggled to the point I had to pack in work, as I couldn’t concentrate properly and meant I couldn’t do my job properly.
How this treatment impacted my life the most
Forced me to stop working, which I didn’t want to.
Why did I give this answer?
Because at the time I believed I couldn’t live with cancer inside me, and thought that was the way to go….. and still do despite the consequences.
