Royal Liverpool

I had my op there last Easter. I was diagnosed in the February and my op was 6 weeks later and bought forward.   It is now the new royal and all rooms are private. The team are excellent and are very supportive and straightforward. I had an issue with my catheter post op and it was dealt with promptly. I’ve had a couple of follow ups since the op. If you are Liverpool based then I suggest joining the local support group. 

Check out my profile. I was Gleason 7 3+4 PSA 4.5. This was confirmed on my post op histology with clear margins. I was presented with a very appetising menu range of options to choose from! In the end I chose surgery 1) I wanted it out and 2) if things went wrong I could then go down the RT/HT route. When I asked the oncologist what they would do in my position they said surgery. Due to my age there was a risk of further issues later in life having RT 

I’m on the mend. 9 months on and I use 1 pad per day for incontinence - initially I could not hold water and when I returned to work after 7 weeks I was on 4/5 pads a day. I keep squeezing.  ED is a work in progress. I was 50% nerve sparing.  There is no natural reaction at the moment but the pump gets results. Physically I walked up moel Fameau (if you are familiar with it) after 4 months and regularly walk 25,000 steps a day with no issue. I have issues lifting weights and am waiting for a scan on a possible hernia. Overall an improving position. Remember everyone is different. 

The menu of options was surgery, RT/ HT and Brac. HIFU and proton beam treatment were not recommended. Surveillance was also not recommended.