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(HIFU) High intensity focused ultrasound
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Urinary incontinence
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 71 -74
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Interview 08
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Comments how the catheter was removed before leaving hospital.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1997, TURP 1994, and received hormone treatment.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 75 +
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Interview 29
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Describes how painful it was to pass water after the catheter was removed.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1999. TURP in 1999, external beam radiation and short hormone treatment 2000.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 48 - 60
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Interview 01
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Describes his difficulties with the catheter.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1999, prostatectomy in 1999.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 48 - 60
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Interview 09
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Describes what it was like to have the catheter in at home.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1997. Had a prostatectomy in 1997, external beam radiation and short hormone treatment 2000.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 61 - 65
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Interview 17
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Comments on how he found the catheter no problem at all.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1999, prostatectomy 1999.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 61 - 65
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Interview 26
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Explains his initial embarrassment at having a catheter and then soreness when removed.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1993, prostatectomy 1993.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 66 - 70
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Interview 04
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Describes living with a permanent catheter.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994, TURPs in 1994 and 1996, external beam radiation, hormone treatment 1997.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 71 -74
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Interview 34
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Describes how the TURP operation cured his symptoms for a number of years.
Diagnosed with prostate cancer 1995, TURP in 1984, hormone treatment.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 48 - 60
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Interview 55
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He got out of bed the next day and went home with a supply of two different types of catheter bag.
In 2006, following a series of tests, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. In April 2007 he had a radical nerve-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 71 -74
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Interview 53
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After the HIFU operation he had very little discomfort. He woke up with a catheter in place.
He had urinary symptoms for about 5 years, and in February 2005 had a PSA test which was slightly raised. After a biopsy, prostate cancer was diagnosed and treated with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). He recovered quickly from the operation with few side effects and little discomfort.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 71 -74
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Interview 53
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Describes what it was like to have a catheter after HIFU. He had very few side effects after the operation.
He had urinary symptoms for about 5 years, and in February 2005 had a PSA test which was slightly raised. After a biopsy, prostate cancer was diagnosed and treated with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). He recovered quickly from the operation with few side effects and little discomfort.
Cancer
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Prostate Cancer
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Male 48 - 60
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Interview 55
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He was delighted to find that he was not incontinent after the catheter had been removed. He was off work for only four weeks.
In 2006, following a series of tests, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. In April 2007 he had a radical nerve-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.
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