Day 148 – Requiem for my prostate
24 July 2020: This is about, and goes beyond, my body changes after prostatectomy. I am healed on the outside. I can do everything I used to do out in [...]
Guest couple: How our relationship was hurt, and recovered
By Jeannie and Pratap Mehta Looking back after ten years on how prostate cancer affected our marriage, the big picture emerges. We have been together nearly 60 years, and [...]
Guest couple: Joyful and inventive sex into our 70s & 80s
By Jeannie and Pratap Mehta Sex over 80 (for him) and approaching 80 (for her) "keeps us both young in many senses." A loving couple, together for nearly sixty [...]
Day 147: Discovering pelvic floor physiotherapy
23 July 2020: Pelvic floor physiotherapy was the missing piece in my recovery puzzle after prostate cancer surgery. Because of systemic weaknesses in post-operative care, I got minimal practical guidance [...]
Guest post 3: I like measuring things – Tracking urine control
By Pramod Daya I like measuring things. Especially the reports on my health – cholesterol levels, blood sugar levels, blood pressure, weight. And graphing them, to get a sense [...]
Guest post, part 2: Adult incontinence after prostate surgery
By Pramod Daya Adult incontinence is an unpleasant and often undiscussable side effect of prostate cancer treatment. It's a frequent consequence of prostate cancer treatment and affects about 40% [...]
Join the conversation: prostate cancer and men’s sexual health
This is an invitation to join a live, inclusive real-time conversation circle where we share our experiences with prostate cancer and men's sexual health. If you join at this [...]
Day 120: Easy ways to eat healthy organic food and resist cancer
26 June 2020: This is about the astonishing joy of eating easy anti-cancer food. Diet is not a panacea, but here are some practical ways to eat healthy organic food [...]
Day 115: Awkwardness and love intertwining
21 June 2020: I still have severe erectile dysfunction according to the International Index of Erectile Function. What a blessing to have a partner with whom I can laugh, cry, [...]
Guest post: getting to dry(ish) days
By Dr Rhys Leeming Bladder control is a big problem for prostate cancer survivors and here's how I helped myself by doing Kegels after my prostatectomy. I felt lucky [...]
Guest post: The road to dry nights after prostate surgery
By Dr Rhys Leeming Without a doubt, of all the medical interventions I have had, my prostatectomy has left the deepest scars. Thrown instantly into erectile dysfunction and bladder [...]
Partner experience after prostate cancer surgery
Prostate cancer impacts couples: here are the early weeks of my partner experience after prostate cancer surgery. By Colleen Dawson The harsh reality of cancer The reality of my husband's [...]
Day 98: The importance of energy flow
4 June 2020: Tracking and managing the flow of my energy feels crucial to my healing. There are many ways to make meaning of "energy." In this post I will [...]
Day 88: Yoga for the penis | penile rehabilitation, part 1
25 May 2020: At last I am able to take practical action on penile rehabilitation. Medically, it directly addresses the biggest danger to long term erectile function arising from my [...]
Drug free treatment of erectile dysfunction – a business and personal story
Here is a backgrounder on the drug free treatment of erectile dysfunction. The story starts in the 1990s and goes back more than 100 years earlier. It is also a [...]
Day 74: Resources supporting recovery from ED
11 May 2020: I need more resources to support recovery from erectile dysfunction (ED) after my prostate cancer treatment. My surgeon told me "use it or lose it" but I [...]
Impact of Erectile Dysfunction: into the wasteland
20 May 2021: The impact of erectile dysfunction (ED) is like throwing a man and his partner into a wasteland after a wildfire swept through. It is easier to for [...]
Day 58: Physicality and manhood after cancer
25 April 2020: My energy is pouring into all-round physicality after cancer treatment. It is helping me rediscover my manhood. I still feel sore and a kind of emptiness [...]
Day 43: Talking about erectile dysfunction
10 April 2020: It is very awkward talking about erectile dysfunction (ED). Hardly anybody does - except in derisive jokes. Yet it is extremely common after any form of [...]
Taking stock two months after prostatectomy
27 April 2020: Taking stock after prostatectomy: it's been two months and I have so much to be grateful for. First of all I am grateful for my life! Also, [...]