Fatigue and Identity

When testosterone is near zero, fatigue becomes part of every day life. It's not an ordinary tiredness. It's a deeper kind of exhaustion. 

Energy doesn't come as easily. Strength doesn't return as quickly. Feeling that way every day can wear on you physically and mentally.

The surgery removed my prostate. But because the cancer had spread locally, nerve bundles were cut.

Incontinence was a problem for several months. It eventually resolved. But erectile dysfunction has remained since the surgery. For many men, sexual function is closely tied to self-worth. Losing it can feel like losing part of your identity. That's not something most men want to talk about openly.

But it is real. And it forces an adjustment upon you - emotionally as well as physically.

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