Tony Johnson is a sports commentator with Sky TV. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019 and is an ambassador for Blue September.
It was my urologist Michael Mackey, ringing to tell me I had prostate cancer. It was a shock, to say the least.
Michael told me while there were options, he felt the best approach was to remove the cancer by way of surgery. Six weeks later I had a radical prostatectomy.
The 12-week period from diagnosis to the first post-op blood test was the most challenging time of my life.
On top of the testing, a biopsy and surgery, there was the emotional toll that comes with a cancer diagnosis – sleepless nights waiting for outcomes, and above all else, concern over how it was going to affect my family. The impact of cancer can have a huge toll on those around us too.
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