Nick's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

60-69

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

South East

Relationship status

In a relationship

Active Surveillance

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

Pelvic floor exercises. Visit toilet before you get urgency to pee. Don't let it stop you drinking lots of water

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Ask for a referral for ED.

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Feel lucky that I have a low Gleason score and outlook is OK, as things stand. Bit worried that scoring might be wrong, for whatever reason and fearful if cancer breaking out of the capsule. Meds for frequency of bladder activity not particularly effective.

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Probably. Still fairly early in my PC journey. Doing lots of research and info gathering.

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