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Posted 9/11/2011 8:02 PM (GMT 0)
Hey all, Finally got rid of that dang catheter. My question is after continence returns, is it always a conscious effort to not urinate, or will it get back somewhat back to normal? Thanks in advance, I hope this finds everyone doing well. Surgery was 7/22.
Posted 9/11/2011 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Mr. Dawgs: I am in the same boat as you. Been doing a lot of reading and issue is a big concern amongst us all. Some days I'm better than others. I had my surgery August 15 and am darned impatient the continence concern. We'll all get there eventually. Cheers.

Post Edited (Sparkit) : 9/11/2011 9:39:49 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/11/2011 8:49 PM (GMT 0)

I had the open RRP and it took me about 10 weeks to archive total continence. I did my kegel exercise as advised by my MD and did a lot of walking. The result was very rewarding and continence seems now as normal and natural as it has been before my operation.

Remember however, that we are all a bit different in the recovery, but to the best of my knowledge, continence once achieved, is as normal as it always was with no conscious effort required.

Wishing you all the best in your journey.

Mag

Posted 9/11/2011 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
 

I had my robot date in June and was 99% continent July 1 st, however I spent the first couple of months thinking about holding the sphincter closed mostly when I stood up from sitting and now 3 months later it comes pretty much without thinking. The only time I have any leaks is still when I fart so that old pleasure has to now be done while sitting on a toilet. If I want to clear out a room now it will cost me a wet spot on the front of my pants. I am sure you have discovered the feeling of a full bladder is totally different than before but on the plus side I can pee like a teenager and empty my full bladder in about 10 seconds. A friend of mine who had RP in 2000 told me that when you are in a full bathroom you can tell all the prostate-less guys by how fast they go up to the urinal and empty themselves. smilewinkgrin

Hang in there things will get better just give it some time and do not get discouraged this soon after surgery.

Terry The Water Guy

Posted 9/11/2011 9:18 PM (GMT 0)
Glad to hear you got the op behind you. Right now, try not to worry about the side effects. It is way to early to think about anything but healing. My experience with continence returning was not the usual but usually you are looking at 3-4 months if you were not one the few lucky ones who don't experince any incontinence. So, hang in there ant take it easy.
Ron
Posted 9/11/2011 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks y'all. Btw they did my followup PSA last Wednesday, 0.01. I reckon the absence of a prostate gland probably contributed to that. ;-). Anyhow, I went back to work last Thursday and the only issue is incontinence. But tell y'all what, you'll hear not the hint of *****in from me. I'm not even upset my beloved Dawgs are 0-2. Life is good.
Posted 9/11/2011 11:44 PM (GMT 0)
I'm back to just about normal, after about 2 1/2 months post surgery.  Biggest inconvenience is when I lift something heavy, say 35 lbs or more.  The leakage isn't too bad but it's there.  No problems over night or holding urine at any time.
Posted 9/12/2011 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
Dawgs,

After surgery on Aug 1st, I'm pretty much back to normal with the continence. I only need to consciencely do a kegel in a stress situation like a sneeze which works effectively. Glad to have you on the recovering side. Good luck.
Posted 9/12/2011 1:25 PM (GMT 0)
My experience has been that the more time goes by after regaining continence, the less and less I think about it. I could go pad free after about six weeks but still had some small issues that were stress type incidents. As more time went by, there were fewer and fewer of these minor leakages and after about a year, the time between small leaks turned into months and now, nearly two years after surgery, I can't recall the last time I had any problem that got my attention. Each one of us seems to have our own timetable on recovery so be patient and don't get frustrated with the times that seem like a setback.
Posted 9/12/2011 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
I had surgery October, 2009 and my return to reliable continence took a much longer route, including therapy five or 6 months after DaVinci and much effort on my part kegeling and focusing on working the muscles.  I'd say I'm 99% dry and the 2 year anniversary is coming up.  My point is, everyone is different and there's really no rhyme or reason why one person is dry from day one and another takes two years (and some never).  It's all part of the new normal.

Posted 9/12/2011 9:47 PM (GMT 0)
i am one year post op on the 14TH of this month. i am 97% dry :-)   my problem time is in the evening, sitting in the recliner if i readjust my legs or body i get a little trickle mad   also my erection came back tongue in the last 3 weeks. with viagra. thare was nothing for eleven months even with the viagra and than bam! its back 80% enough to be usable yeah   so hang in there some times it takes awhile.
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