What to ask your doctor about prostate cancer surgery

Some questions you might ask your doctor

What preparations should I make before my operation?
What kind of surgery are you suggesting?
What is the surgery aiming to achieve?
Will the treatment you are recommending cure my cancer?
How many of these operations do you carry out in a year?
What are your results?
What are the possible risks and side effects?
What other choices of treatment do I have?
Could I be treated with radiotherapy?
Can I see an oncologist (cancer specialist) to talk about alternatives to surgery?
Do I have a choice of specialists?
Will I be in pain after the operation?
How might the surgery affect my life in the long term?
Will I lose my sex drive?
Will I be able to have sex again?
What about incontinence?