Steve's Story

Ethnicity

White British

Age

60-69

Work

Retired

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

All I can offer as advice is to not to be deterred by treatment procedures, and do what you need to do to help yourself.

Tips and advice for any sexual side effects of treatment

Nothing to add here.

Tips and advice for any physical side effects of treatment

These are things which have to be tolerated unfortunately!

How this treatment impacted my life the most

Quality of life has been impacted more than I would have hoped or expected, I would have done things differently with hindsight!

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

Why did I give this answer?

I was involved in a study programme and opted for active monitoring to track the progress of my cancer, this I feel was eventually detrimental to my long term welfare.

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