A change in the loo, a blood test, a call from the doctor. Dick's story started with things he noticed and questions he needed answered. These conversations follow his experience of PSA testing, seeing a specialist and having a biopsy. They don't tell you what your own result means. Start with episode 1 for his first signs, then episode 2 for what happened next. If you're worried about a change or a test result, talk it through with your doctor. The resources below can help you prepare questions for that conversation.
Dick chose surgery after talking with his specialists. Here, he explains the worries, the advice he sought and the things that mattered to him. His choice is one person's experience. Someone else's diagnosis, priorities and treatment options may be different. Start with episode 2, then follow the conversations about recovery and relationships. The guides on this topic will separate the lived experience from sourced information about treatment choices, including supervised monitoring where appropriate. Take the questions to your own care team rather than treating the podcast as a recommendation for a particular treatment.
What did it feel like to go into hospital? What happened when the catheter came out? And how do you buy pads without feeling awkward? Dick tells his story, including the parts that don't usually make it into a polite catch-up. Start with episode 3 for recovery, or episode 2 for his preparation. His account includes old costs and personal timelines, so check those details with your own team. This topic brings the surgery conversations together and gives the related guides a home as they are published.
Going more often, struggling to get started and dealing with leaks can all be difficult things to bring up. Dick does bring them up. Episode 1 covers the urinary changes he noticed, and episode 3 covers his catheter and leaking after surgery. The present recordings focus mainly on bladder experiences; they are not a complete guide to bowel side effects. We link to Australian cancer information for the wider picture. Tell your care team about changes that worry you, and ask what support is available for your own situation.
Erections, orgasms, fertility and the worry that things might never feel the same. These are subjects Dick and Steve are willing to say out loud. Episode 4 centres on Dick's own experience of sex after surgery. In episode 6, guest Marzena Rybak adds her perspective as his partner. No one couple's experience can predict another's. Start with the conversation closest to your concern, and use the related reading to prepare questions about support, intimacy or fertility for your care team. You don't have to pretend that these questions are unimportant.
A prostate cancer diagnosis can leave partners and family members with questions too. Dick talks about involving people close to him, and guest Marzena Rybak joins a conversation about intimacy and listening to each other. You might be a partner, an adult child or a mate trying to start the subject. These episodes offer personal perspectives without a script you have to follow. Listen together if that helps, or share a passage to read. For advice about your own circumstances, bring the questions to the relevant health professional.
An email promises a quick fix. Someone at the pub has a horror story. Or the easiest answer seems to be she'll be right, mate. Dick and Steve talk about the fear and embarrassment behind those reactions, and why getting proper advice matters. Episode 5 is the place to start. The jokes and product examples in the recording are not endorsements. If you're worried, you don't need to sort fact from fiction on your own before making an appointment. Ask your doctor, and use the linked Australian sources for information you can check.