Patrick had his treatment at The Christie and says his relationship with his wife has been 'strengthened'
A dad from the North West who was diagnosed with a rare cancer had four inches of his penis 'chopped off' as part of his treatment. Patrick Howard underwent a procedure to remove his prostate after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Patrick, from Liverpool, was first diagnosed with prostate cancer 'by accident' in October 2018 after undergoing routine check-ups and blood tests - and this came as 'a shock'. He underwent a radical prostatectomy - the removal of the entire prostate gland - to treat the disease and then 'put that behind '.
“We were shocked, deeply shocked, and he said I needed to have an operation,” Patrick said. “I said to Laura, my now-wife, ‘I don’t know what operation they’re going to do, but surely they’re not going to chop it off?’ And she said, ‘Well, I hate to say this, but I think that’s exactly what they’re going to do’.”
Patrick and Laura got married on November 5, 2021, which was 'fantastic', and the pair decided to venture on some holidays and arrange trips to see friends and family. However, with lumps continuing to appear on his penis, it was decided that Patrick would need to undergo chemotherapy, which he said was 'heavy duty' and caused side effects of hair loss, lethargy, loss of taste, 'brain irritation' and short-term memory loss.
Laura added: “It has been so hard... but because it’s a terminal diagnosis, and the fact that it was in 2020 and he’s still here and really well, we almost feel it was all worth it because we’ve been given extra time together and had amazing adventures.”
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