10 months on, I’m doing well penile cancer wise. I still struggle a little with the lack of physical intimacy with my partner, as I’m sure she does. My glansectomy was fairly extensive, and whilst I’ve adjusted to sitting down to pee, the occasional discomfort and explaining to a tailor that I dress neither to the left or right, things are good. My overall sense is one of gratefulness to the RBH and University Hospital London, for no longer having cancer but part of me still grieves the loss.
It’s been a journey, a learning curve and a trial but ultimately I am still here, able to enjoy the little things, the big things if not the intimate things. The intimate things matter, not being able to have penetrative intercourse is tough, in some respect more so than with ED, because with ED there is hope, when you don’t have the essential appendage then there is only a sense of loss, but experimentation is fun! Good luck on your journey.
