There are many options help available - Its just the normal you had before will be a new normal moving forward - despite it feeling very different initially
Take the advice / counselling that is available -especially keep talking. You will be pleasantly surprised how much it helps
Having a radical prostatectomy at 44 meant accepting that I would not be able to have another child and that my sex life would be different. These were significant changes to come to terms with at a relatively young age. Over time, however, I accepted that I needed to find a “new normal”. I also gained a sobering perspective: without my diagnosis and treatment, I may not have lived beyond 50. Ultimately, that has helped me accept the changes and be grateful for the life I have been able to continue living
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No, I would not change the treatment I had. At the time, I felt that having the cancer physically removed gave me the best and quickest chance of getting rid of it.
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