I still remember the day my wife came home from work and said " you are going to the doctor to get tested for prostate cancer". A very good friend of ours that we had not seen in years haddropped in at the bank where my wife worked. It was then he told her he was recovering from prostate cancer surgery.
After a simple blood test, my PSA levels were high. A biopsy showed the initial stages of prostate cancer. Four years later I am cancer free.
I'm lucky. I have a cup half full attitude and approached the whole experience as a positive thing. Get rid of the cancer and get on with your life.
Some men don't handle it as well, especially the thought of the loss of sexual activity. Eventhough my wife and myself have a different sex life, it is as good, and sometuimes better, than it was previous.
It's all in the way you look at it. If you have any questions or concerns then you need to talk to someone that has gone through it.
But you need to get tested first. At least start there. It is a simple blood test.
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