Just be patient with yourself! I felt that sex was probably last on my mind during the treatment and even afterwards. My personal view is that your body will tell you when the time is right.
Make sure that you get the treatment from the Lymhoedema team if needed. Massaging is great for moving that 'sitting' fluid around the body and getting it dispersed.
Talk! Find that person that you can talk open and honestly with. I had a buddy that had been through the same journey as me and found that by talking openly with him made me feel less inadequate/broken.
Impact on ED was a major impact on my life and the feeling of not being were I was previously in my relationship.
Yes
It save my life
The hormone treatment impacted my sex derive massively. The reduction of testosterone made me put weight on, gave hot flushes and reduced my sex drive to zero.
Excerise helped with general problems with the hormone treatments, would advise that just moving the body gently helps
Remember that this treatment is helping to control the cancer and that these side effects are minimal in relation to possible outcomes
Sex life, the hormone treatment really impacted the way I felt about sex.
Yes
I opted for all treatments to ensure that I had the best outcome
Radiotherapy was in addition to me receiving hormone treatment so I can not be sure which treatment was causing the affects. Listen to your body, it will tell you when you are ready to start relationships again, do not rush.
Radiotherapy treatment can be exhausting just through the nature of going to the hospital to receive the treatment, take your time and allow times when you just need to flake out.
Take one day at a time and allow your body to tell you when you need to take some time for yourself (i.e. sleep!)
Yes
It helped me battle the cancer, why would I not 😃
Do not put yourself under pressure, allow yourself time to heal after the surgery and allow time to explore what feels right for you in peace and quiet. There is often a rush in getting you on meds to 'fix the ED problem', however, this can often lead to further issues of gaining an erection or getting your sex drive back due to the mental stress.
Erectile functionality was my largest impact even though I had nerve sparing surgery.
Not sure
I would like to investigate further options rather than going directly to prostatectomy
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