Hello all.
I have an appointment to see an Oncologist on the 27/01/26. To then decide on surgery or HT/RT. I am going for the latter. The amount of tissue that will have to be removed with surgery, In the words of the consultant I saw. Will leave me incontinent & suffer ED for the rest of my life. Prostate, Seminal Vesicles, Nerves & Lymph Nodes. He half said it would be better having HT/RT. In his words if I opt for surgery I will still have to go through RT, & perhaps HT. I am 58 years old. I think the surgery option is too much to ask of my body. Soon I'll be upping my gym time to 3 sessions per week. Mostly resistance training to put on as much mass as possible. I just do not want to be incontinent for the rest of my life. I have not yet shed any tears over this very recent diagnosis, Dec18/2025, although I expect I will at some point.
Thanks
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