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Posted 5/6/2013 9:31 PM (GMT 0)
I found this comment from a first time new member on another thread. I am giving him his own thread so people can say hello. -- PeterDisAbelard

upstateny said...
Good Afternoon All -



I just found and registered on this site as I sit here recouping from DaVinci surgery on about 12 days ago. (51 yrs old, 1/12 pos, 3+3)



Cath removed last week. Surgery went well, but I overdid it the past few days and must have irritated my bladder - started passing pink urine and real bad burning at tip. Urine now clearling up but burning still exists.



I'm sitting here with an ice pack on my "members" and that seems to provide quite a bit of relief.



Early this morning, I thought a couple of glasses of grape-cran juice would help, but it made it even worse !



Am now on 1-2 glasses / hr of plain water and not doing anything. Doctor called earlier today and said this is the way to go...cut the acid & expect bleeding to taper off. No fever, no chills.



Similar experiences anyone ? Also, has anyone found taking blood pressure med (HCTZ) seems to further aggrevate the pink pee / burning ?



God Bless !

Posted 5/6/2013 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
Hello UpstateNY. Sorry you need to be here but glad you found us since you do.

What you are experiencing is not particularly unusual. The pain at the end of your willie is probably a "referred" pain from your bladder. The nerve that ends at the end of your penis also runs past your bladder neck and when your bladder is irritated you will sometimes feel the pain there instead. Interestingly, the same nerve runs past your navel and for a lot of guys when they get poked in the navel they feel pain at the tip of their Johnsons. That's another kind of referred pain on the same nerve.

Like I said, it's not unusual. Your doctor kinda expects it. He also expects you to call and complain about it. It's your job to complain periodically so he can monitor your recovery. Feel free to complain here, too, as long as it doesn't interfere with your responsibility to complain to your doctor as well.
Posted 5/6/2013 10:04 PM (GMT 0)
I'm 55 years old, diagnosed in January with a Gleason 7 3+4 which was confirmed after my surgery, I had an open procedure on March 28th, and had the catheter removed on April 9.

The surgery went fine, very little problem with the recovery, but this leaking is making me crazy! I'm defiantly experiencing more of "issue" than I was lead to believe I would. I go through 3 to 5 pads a day, mostly make it through the night now, but some days it just pours and I can't figure out whats different from day to day.

Anyone have any advice on how long this lasts? confused
Posted 5/7/2013 12:22 AM (GMT 0)
^^^^^^


Mine lasted about three months where I was using pads. Coughing/sneezing and laughing I'm resigned to say that will never completely go away. I'm 1.8 years out and I still leak some but pad free for 1.5 years. I do usually go through one change od undies a day. Still do kegals when leaking flares up.

Guttural coughing and sneezing is a ***** though especially if you are caught off guard or standing up.
The initial leaks will get better though. Kegal/kegal and more kegals. In fact you'll be doing them forever but every day for the first year. 200 every day...do it.


Soon you'll see real progress..


Good luck.
Posted 5/7/2013 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
Did you do any type of exercise early no? I was intending on running a half marathon in late June, my doctor told me that I shouldn't have any reason not to, I went for small run the other day and things got real active for a couple days.
Posted 5/7/2013 4:43 AM (GMT 0)
I found out that if i was too active in a day that was too active for where my healing was, I would have bladder spasms, and have some blood in my urine. The good news, is that you have a legitimate reason not to work on the honey do projects. You just had major surgery and your body can heal only as fast as it can or it can take longer to heal if you are too active up front.

I am like you, I have a hard time sitting and being idle. But after enough bladder spasms and pink or even dark red blood convinced me to chill and slow down and not expect to do what I did before surgery.

Good luck.
Posted 5/7/2013 10:50 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for the insight; the Dr's office called yesterday to see how I was doing and said the phones were busy with calls from other guys who " took too much advantage" of the nice weekend weather, overdid it, and are now paying the price !!!

My bleeding has subsided significantly and the ice packs seem to help tremendously. For others experiencing the horrendous penile tip pain during urination, I found this to work:

A. Hold the ice pack right on the penis when urinating. Those gel packs that you put in the freezer work very well,

B. thanks to my wife, she bought me a tube of antibiotic ointment with painkiller in it ( over the counter cheap stuff) which I gently apply to the very tip of my penis after EACH urination 'session.'

C. Take the painkillers the dr prescribed.

I also keep my rosary close by all the time- maybe that's the key to it all !!

God Bless !!!!
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