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Golf and prostate cancer

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@golf2026 I had an RP four years ago (G8, T3a) which interrupted my golf game. I had a catheter in for a couple of weeks but any time I moved there was a sharp twinge where the tube exited the end of my putter (if you know what I mean). I was 98% continent after 4 months, and now wear a thin pad for any dribbles. I think by then I started to swing a club slowly, and then ride along with my golf buddies and do some chipping and putting when we got near a hole. I'm not sure when I was doing full swings, but I had no trouble with leaks.

One year after my RP my PSA rose to .12 so I had 33 zaps of salvage radiation and 6 months of ADT. Despite being stiff and sore from ADT, I tried to golf as much as I could. I'm not a gym rat, so golf was (and is) my physical and mental therapy. It's a social game as well so it forced me to get out and interact and laugh at myself, all the while enjoying the beauty of creation.

To me, golf is not my life but a means to live a quality life.

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@bobsyeruncle Totally agree with "To me, golf is not my life but a means to live a quality life."