As regards how men cope during RT, the vast majority of men seem to get through this with fairly minimal side effects, maybe affecting toilet routine and making you tired more quickly. Also, some men need to have to ask for an ointment to alleviate soreness in their nether regions at some point during RT. However, most men have HT at the same time so the combined effects have to be considered. There is only one person that I can recall on the forum that had to give up on RT due to the affect it had. Unfortunately, it is not possible to know how badly you will be affected in advance but take into account the degree of side effects currently experienced because of HT if you are on it. Personally, I had a 45 minute bus ride plus at least a 2 mile walk each way during my RT, (sometimes I chose to walk further using a different route). I could easily have driven 10 miles each way if a car had been available and I think most men on EBRT could manage this OK.