Posted 1/27/2013 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
Make sure that the bag is in the proper position to ensure that gravity can do its part to drain to the bottom of the bag. Also be sure that the hose is just the right length (not too short, not too long) so that it does not tug on the penis and up into the bladder.
If this feeling persists, then you might want to give your doctor a call and see if anything else can be done. Also, how long has it been since the surgery? If you had DaVinci surgery, there could still be some gas left behind that was used to inflate the surgical field. This takes several days, or longer, to completely dissipate -- and perhaps it is pressing around in there & giving that full feeling on your bladder.
Good luck
Chuck
Resident of Highland, Indiana just outside of Chicago, IL.
July 2011 local PSA lab reading 6.41 (from 4.1 in 2009). Mayo Clinic PSA Sept. 2011 was 5.7.
Local urologist DRE revealed significant BPH, but no lumps.
PCa Dx Aug. 2011 at age of 61.
Biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma in 3 of 20 cores (one 5%, two 20%). T2C.
Gleason score 3+3=6.
CT of abdomen, bone scan both negative.
DaVinci prostatectomy 11/1/11 at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN), nerve sparing, age 62.
My surgeon was Dr. Matthew Tollefson, who I highly recommend.
Final pathology shows tumor confined to prostate.
5 lymph nodes, seminal vesicles, extraprostatic soft tissue all negative.
1.0 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm mass involving right posterior inferior,
right posterior apex & left mid posterior prostate.
Right posterior apex margin involved by tumor over a 0.2 cm length, doctor says this is insignificant.
Prostate 98.3 grams, tumor 2 grams. Prostate size 5.0 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm.
Catheter out in 7 days. No incontinence, occasional minor dripping.
Post-op exams 2/13/12, 9/10/12, PSA <0.1.
Semi-erections now happening 14 months post-op & getting stronger.