Ian's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

60-69

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

Yorkshire

Relationship status

Married/In a Civil Partnership

Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

Tips and advice for any bladder or bowel side effects of treatment

Do LOTS of pelvic floor excerxises pre and post op

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

I’m only 4 weeks post op Dont know what my options are until i go back to see the specialist

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Only 4 weeks post op but the stress incontinence is the worst of it My normally very active life (golf/gym/walking/manual work) has been put on hold until i feel comfortable and confident with bladder control

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

Not sure

Why did I give this answer?

Wonder if I would have had the same stress incontinence with other treatments But.. my cancer was completely contained in the prostate so seemed sensible to remove alltogether

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