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Radical Prostatectomy vs. Radiation therapy?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 21 7:39pm | Replies (52)

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Yes, I have seen reports like that before but fortunately, I haven't seen much actual complaints like that from RT guys on the forums. That is in contrast to the large number of guys we see complaining about ED and sexual function after an RP.

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@wwsmith Agree- there’s no question in my mind that surgery can be devastating to your sex life; I am a walking example of it.
However, all surgeries are not the same, right? In my case I had an extensive amount of G4+3 which spread so far laterally that it caused a ‘tiny’ (Haha!) break in the capsule.
So of course I am impotent - I told the surgeon to cut until it was gone and not worry about my future as a pornstar.
But not all men have cancer that extensive and many - probably not on this forum - do recover fully.
It’s the old saying that ‘we’re all different’…so much so that I sometimes wonder how any of us can offer advice to a newbie since we really have no idea how they’ll react to anything we ‘recommend’. It’s such a damn crapshoot!!
Phil