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Decision Time about prostate cancer treatment - Should I have radiotherapy or surgery? Concerned about the side effects from both.

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Hi, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 7.5 years ago and been on active surveillance since.

Yesterday , I was informed the time has come too decide whether to opt for radiotherapy or surgery.

I'm confused because of the list of side effects or problems that may occur with either option. I don't want to end up wearing a bag for the rest of my hopefully long life but I also don't want too wear a nappy either after surgery.

However radiotherapy concerns me as I'm unsure if the cancer could come back and end up going through this again.

Can anyone help with their recovery stories please!

Thanks

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    Hello Bobble -Ball,

    Sounds so obvious to point out when you are faced deciding between rwo horrible choices, but it will be the one only you can make and live with thereafter. Speaking from experience and from a distance that will be the one you can accept and learn to live with.

    Any treatment always leaves a bill to be paid afterwards when doing nothing no longer becomes an option, but when you set the benefits against the subsequent disadvantages  it always seems easier to accept.

    In my case bowel and liver surgery, ten years on l co-exist with my after effects, but they serve to remind me how lucky we both are to be able to go forward into the next new day

    Hope it works out well for you as well,

    David

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    Hello Bobble -Ball,

    Sounds so obvious to point out when you are faced deciding between rwo horrible choices, but it will be the one only you can make and live with thereafter. Speaking from experience and from a distance that will be the one you can accept and learn to live with.

    Any treatment always leaves a bill to be paid afterwards when doing nothing no longer becomes an option, but when you set the benefits against the subsequent disadvantages  it always seems easier to accept.

    In my case bowel and liver surgery, ten years on l co-exist with my after effects, but they serve to remind me how lucky we both are to be able to go forward into the next new day

    Hope it works out well for you as well,

    David

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