 [ Symptoms ] does a prostatectomy make you impotent i assume the answer is yes confirmation is the reason for the question i started dating a woman who is not on birth control and has not had her tubes tied i had a prostatectomy 4 years ago i was to be sure there will be no pregnancy during self stimulation at times i have seen a drop or so of fluid that looks like semen [ Disease ] i am sorry to hear your mother in law is going through this but i am glad she had glaucoma ruled out severe eye pain should not be ignored eye pain generally is not a symptom of age related macular degeneration i would suggest your mother in law make an appointment to see an ophthalmologist as distinct from an optometrist to have this evaluated an ophthalmologist is a medical doctor md who is specially trained to deal with high level eye problems such as trauma glaucoma and other serious eye diseases i wish you both all the best