Paul's Story

Ethnicity

Any other White background

Age

70-79

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

South East

Relationship status

In a relationship

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Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

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

If they are cyclists or joggers they will leak urine when they engage in their activities.

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

If you don’t use the pump in unison with injections an erection is very painful.

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Unable to get a natural erection .. the feeling of a dry ejaculation not so good ..leak urine when you feel sexually aroused …

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

Yes

Why did I give this answer?

Because it’s the only sure way to get the cancer removed from your body

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