Rawle's Story

Ethnicity

Black African

Age

70-79

Work

Retired

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Geography

South East

Relationship status

Single/divorced

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Radical Prostatectomy (Surgery)

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Stressful time. After having the operation, I was anxious about getting back to 'normal', how I was before and getting better. Travel and leaving home had to be planned because you need to know where the toilets are. Eating plan was changed to incorporate more healthy stuff.

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

Why did I give this answer?

After having the operation, I found that other people who had different treatments that were not the operation, coped better. In my case, because I would be sterile and not be able to have children further down the line.

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