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Andy's Story

Ethnicity
White British
Age
70-79
Work
Retired
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Geography
East Midlands
Relationship status
Married/In a Civil Partnership
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Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

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

How much is due to the prostate and how much is due to pre-existing ME/CFS? Who knows!

How this treatment impacted my life the most

No! I have ME/CFS and it is impossible to separate the effects of having both simultaneously. But the fatigue I now have - mental,physical and emotional - is immense.

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

No

Why did I give this answer?

At the time only prostatectomy and radiotherapy were available locally. That ruled out the Brachy option as my Chronic fatigue couldn't cope. Nor could it cope with radio - hospital every day for 4 weeks, enema, and all the rest. So I had little choice. I think now I would go for the brachy stuff, as the effect on my sex life has been considerable - but is that age related?? Who knows!

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