Nearly half of men who undergo surgery to treat prostate cancer find themselves with greater incontinence problems and less sexual function than they had anticipated, according to a new poll.
About half of men expected that they would have the same function after surgery as before, and 17 percent of men anticipated better sexual function after the surgery.
Men's unrealistic expectations can be a double-edged sword. On the one side, optimism is known to help people heal, but on the other side, it may ultimately lead to disappointment when adjusting to a long term disability.
Life after prostate surgery worse than men expect
