Why we need this group

Agree wholeheartedly but I think we have come on in leaps and bounds recently. I often see PC awareness info on the toilet doors in the Ladies' at motorway services

Rome Julie, I bought John tickets for the rugby as a treat. Cost me an arm and a leg so bl***y good job we won!

PW's comments about the importance of testing reminded me of Candyman - such a lovely guy; diagnosed at 43, died age 48. I have attached his profile for new younger members - Enzo did not give him the respite he was so hoping for which links in with another thread last week about Enzo after Abbytabby and vice versa. I think one of the cancer charities needs to do some research on whether the younger you are at diagnosis, the less successful the 'curative' treatments will be. Joe, Ben, Mark ....

http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/default.aspx?g=profile&u=2539 

Edited by member 16 Feb 2016 at 18:13  | Reason: Not specified

On the subject of younger men being affected, those under 40, with so many cancer illnesses now about one thing that could be bought to their attention is sperm freezing? This may also affect older men, men who have not started a family or who wish to add to an existing family, or want to insure that if their current relationship heads due south, they have the potential and possibility for children with a new partner in due course.

I think I read some years in the media, more than a suggestion, a clinical case being put, for all men to consider sperm freezing, just in case? Can not recall the age. Is it realistic or scaremongering to consider the possibility that with the increased rate of PCa affecting younger and younger men, the natural lineage of many families may be threatened if sperm is not preserved? Should men from 30 plus consider freezing sperm? I think it would be a good idea.

This is not exclusively a "younger man" issue, although it may affect younger men proportionately more than older men purely in numbers affected? Or it may not.

StevePW - you may wish to add the topic of "sperm freezing" to your list?

Oh, and has anyone told you about willie shortening? Apparently men lose up to an inch after a operation, some more some less. I was only told about that on this forum after I had had my op. Now why did no one tell me this? But, it would not have changed my treatment choice. However, there are some men who do not start out with much who this may affect quite badly, and that may influence their choice? A friend of mine told me of a man she knew that was about 4 inches erect. To lose 25% might be more than he would think acceptable?

As for younger men, if we are talking generational segregation, I would be okay I think, at age 58, to contribute to the anywhere from 45 years to 73 years old age band?

Started this post at 0845 this morning, got distracted during the day, so finishing it now at 1841 UK time.

Good luck with your objective. I do hope that as you continue your campaign you can get more people involved, and exclude fewer?

atb

dave

Why is it anything to do with equality????? You have misunderstood I think - the poster says something like "does your husband, brother or dad have to get up frequently during the night? Does he have problems emptying his bladder" etc etc etc - I think it is a brilliant way to get under women's skin so that they get on to their menfolk.

Dave,

What you said about the shortening of the penis following surgical removal of the Prostate is true though this will vary from man to man. But men who have had HT/RT can also suffer a reduction in length and girth as I can personally testify, a side effect that is less well known.

Not necessarily but while on HT it might retreat a lot (if the man loses his libido, for example) and without regular use via a vacuum pump or other exercise, the atrophy can be permanent. Orchiectomy has the same effect.

If you look at my post re "ed- penile rehabilitation " you'll see that it's important to " exercise the muscle ".

Good luck everyone......

Same hymn sheet ....

Roll on end of HT - but I'm seeing ED clinic next month but it might be too late, not much left to rescue....

John

Chris/Woody ,

Now I can't give too much info out. After all this is meant to be a site of anonymity !
Ok , so I've bared all re my emotions and you'll know that I have the odd ED prob or two being on HT.

But wanting to know if I've been married before ?

Should I confess to only the once and for 29 years as well ?
Will you reveal your score ?

But thanks for the offer re help. All I ask is for your 0.01 Psa score -
Not that I'm envious or anything !!!!

And there's the PM service too....

God Lyn that's harsh !?
I used the pump from week 7 and have basically used it up until now which is 8 months. If anything , with the pump and the rings , I am as long as I ever was but with greater girth ( maybe all those penis growth adverts WERE true ). So despite an inch or so being cut out , I think regular use of the pump from approx 8 weeks really helps. I'm an engineer and totally get the mechanics , but I've been lucky maybe. But nothing natural -- so not so lucky :-((

Just to make clear that the lost inch is more about flaccid length than erect. Julie, our Mr P told us that almost all of his patients claim to be the same size erect as they were before but the wives said different when they were given a questionnaire to fill in :-(

A lot of men on HT find their penis withdraws and I know that there are 2 or 3 men on here who have been left with such little willies they would go into the cubicle rather than stand at a urinal.

CJ, is it harsh? I have described on my detailed thread that some of our favourite positions are simply impossible now because it isn't long enough. I am not going to tell him if he hasn't worked it out - it would be devastating.

all I can say is what ever works be glad, as I cant even raise a smile

regards
nidge