THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO AN UPDATE REMINDER IN 2015 SO THERE IS NO UPDATE.

When I was first diagnosed, my reaction was I did not want any treatment. I viewed the surgery as a kind of self mutilation but then I took the "rational" route and opted for robotic surgery. The surgury was a success, my PSA is now 0 and I am mostly continent. However, I have ED and, while I can attain a kind of orgasm, the quality of my orgasms has diminished significantly. I am sad about this. I remember my last erection and orgasm prior to surgery and thinking at the time about how this was going to be my last "normal" sexual experience. It was a little unreal and strange. Part of me does not accept my current situation like it will somehow go away and I will get my sexual life back the way it was. In theory, I can use my situation to enhance the compassion I feel for others that have experiened loss. In reality, I tend to dwell in sadness over my own loss. I have considered attending a prostate cancer support group but there are none I have found near me and would feel guilty because I assume some other men in the group have it worse than me but I expect I may drive a ways and attend one anyway. I have thought about making a film consisting of interviews with other men in similar circumstances.

Cort's e-mail address is: cortshurtleff AT gmail.com (replace "AT" with "@")

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