I have been thinking about this a bit more and I think it is an interesting and very relevant topic. The whole prostate cancer diagnosis and related process and procedures is not glamourous. How does one describe the prostate biopsy process to another? If I were to share how I was doing at the initial stage of the process am I really going to tell someone what I had experienced during the biopsy procedure (why being awake didn't work for me and I needed to be sedated....)? No way. Or what the waiting felt like for the biopsy results. Nope. We all know what that was like but I wouldn't share with someone who was asking how I was doing. Same for what it is like choosing a treatment plan. Like, yeah, I can hammer my body with radiation or brachy therapy with seed-like implants and hormones or I can have my prostate and other tissues removed and a catheter inserted in you-know-where. People don't want to know this nor do they want to know what it i like to face ED and incontinence and the impact both have on a relationship. And let's not forget on-going PSA testing which will, in part, dictate the future. And they definitely don't want to know about one's thoughts and feelings regarding if it gets bad am I going to be around to watch my child's wedding or celebrating my own milestone wedding anniversaries. Yes, people generally mean well. They try to be kind and supportive. Perhaps some can handle the truth. But I opine that most can't handle the truth. Which is why aside from my wife, I keep the details private and I am grateful for the folks on this forum who provide knowledge, empathy, truth, and humor.