David's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

60-69

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

North East

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

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Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

How this treatment impacted my life the most

It is 9 weeks since my operation. I have a little incontinence but it is slowly getting better. I had erectile disfunction before the operation and that is worse. I have had to take it easy these weeks and that was hard doing very little. However, I have started going to the gym again although I only do very light exercises at the moment.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Nothing was as bad as I thought it would be. I am recovering nicely and getting back to how I felt before the operation. The cancer is gone and the outlook is good.

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