Catheter After New Surgery

Not me subicsquid, but long time no see. How are things going over there on Oahu. From one squid to another.

Maybe the Monorail will help, Gosh all cities seem to have traffic all the time now . We go to Waikiki once a year, thanksgiving time and stay at the old cinerama reef , now outrigger reef on the beach, next to Ft DeRussey We love the history of waikiki and appreciate its cosmopolitaness But all things do change. You must be retired now and not have to commute. Are you retired navy? and possibly do still work. I would hope your continence is not affected by a short term catheter, but am clueless.

SubicSquid said...
The "train" is a big waste of money and just a tool for developers along the route to get rich. I'm retired from the Navy, but work full time - would get bored otherwise and the extra money is actually necessary here.

Squid,

How did you end up doing after treatment for the bladder neck procedure? I've followed your postings as guidance since I just underwent laser incision. Cath comes out tomorrow. How closed up were you?

SubicSquid said...
Will be getting a knee replacement and surgeon insisting on catheter for "a couple of days" after because of spinal anesthesia and nerve block in leg. Currently have very minor incontinence problems (little drip once in a while) but I am worried that the catheter will set me back and lead to more serious dripping. Has anybody had a catheter several years out from original surgery and was there any bad results with regard to your incontinence? Squid.

It might be a good idea to tell your urologist/surgeon what is being planned with this new surgery. Then you can be assured whether this will cause a setback or not.

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.
Abdominal drain removed the morning after surgery.
Catheter out in 7 days. No incontinence, occasional minor dripping.
Post-op exams 2/13/12, 9/10/12, PSA <0.1. PSA tests now annual.
Semi-firm erections now happening 14 months post-op & VERY slowly getting a bit stronger.

SubicSquid said...
I also recieved an incision of some type along the uretha to unblock it, and stop the problem but not with a laser. I can't remember the name of the procedure. Since that surgery, although the uro gave no guarantees, I have not had the blockage problem again. At the time of the surgery, it was getting serious. I probably would have been totally blocked in a week or so. Squid.

Ahh, gotcha. Was it hard for them to pass a catheter originally, and after the procedure were you incontinent? My scar tissue was fairly dense. Have they looked at the bladder since to evaluate the area. I just want this behind me.

Subic, my friend, long time no see.

Like me, you probably never expected to hear the word "catheter" again. Sorry its on the table for this new surgery. If it's only going to be in for a couple of days, or so, shouldn't cause you any serious long term problems on your remaining incontinence issues.

Last June, a year ago, my surgeon made his last and final attempt to break through my urethra to access my disconnected bladder, and failed. He said there was too much risk of rectal wall damage to ever attempt it again, because of how thick and lengthy the scarring was now, almost 3 years since I had the bladder by-pass surgery.

I still cringe at the thought of ever seeing a catheter again, at least I can't physically have or need one the rest of my life.

Good luck with your surgery, hope it all goes well for you.

david

subic,

sorry about your long term knee issues, that is something I have never dealt with, and hope I don't. I know many people locally, that had one or both knees "fixed", and other than some recovery setbacks, all of them are doing well, and said they wished they had done it years sooner. hope your pain is being treated properly in the meantime, there is no reason to suffer needlessly over pain.

hope your surgery does the trick for you.

david