For three years I pretended the bathroom trips were normal. I told myself that waking up two or three times a night was just part of being 54. I told myself the weak stream was nothing serious, that the constant…
For a long time, I avoided talking openly about my prostate symptoms. Like many men over 50 who experience the gradual erosion of bladder control that accompanies prostate changes, I had quietly normalized the three to four nighttime bathroom trips,…
For a long time, I avoided talking openly about my prostate symptoms. Like many men over 50 who find their sleep progressively sabotaged by the relentless drumbeat of nighttime bathroom trips, I had quietly normalized the three-to-four nightly interruptions, the…
For a long time, I avoided talking openly about my prostate struggles. Like many men in their early fifties navigating the gradual erosion of urinary function that accompanies aging, I had quietly accepted the two-to-three nightly bathroom interruptions, the weak…
My name is Robert. I am fifty-four years old and I am the vice principal of a large suburban high school. On any given day I am responsible for fourteen hundred students, forty-two teaching staff, and a continuous stream of…
The mathematics of prostate health are not optimistic: approximately 50% of men develop benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) symptoms by middle age, rising to 80% by age 70. I turned 54 this year, and the statistics had been announcing their arrival…
For a long time, I avoided talking openly about my declining prostate health. Like many men over 45, I had dismissed the frequent nighttime bathroom trips, the weak urinary stream, and the persistent discomfort as inevitable consequences of aging. I…