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Posted 8/8/2013 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I had surgery to remove my prostrate on the 24th July I have a lot of pain in my penis and have just had the catherter out on the 6th August I find when I pee I have no feeling Iam passing water I wonder if anyone else has had the same problems. Iam 56 I asked my oncology nurses they said it will take time but Iam concerned how long it might be before I can live my life as normal as I used too any help please
Posted 8/8/2013 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
perhaps the sensation you are feeling is your urethra healing. That lasted a few weeks for me.

Everyone recovers within different time frames, some better than others. It isn't a race of course.

I was fully continent the minute they removed my catheter and I was having sex with the help of cialis within a month and sex without any ED pills within months.

Hang in there and realize that it is a process no matter what. Do talk to your urologist about any questions you may have.

Liverpool, UK?
Posted 8/8/2013 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Ken, Welcome to the forum. Sorry you need to be here but glad you've found us.

As to your question, did any of us other surgery guys experience what you describe, the answer is yes, almost all of us did. It is 100 percent normal and expected.

Yes, it sucks, but there you go.

As to how long it will take to get back that varies. The rule of thumb after prostate surgery is that two men out of three will be continent at the three month point if they do their Kegel excercises regularly. Of those one men in three who are still leaking, two out of three of them will be continent at a year. That one guy in nine who is still leaking at a year will need to talk to his doctor about possibly fixing the problem.

If you don't feel like you are making progress after a couple of months you can talk to your doctor about biofeedback or pelvic floor rehabilitation therapy. It helps sometimes. But it's a little soon for that now.

Give yourself time to heal.

Postscript: Try not to hate DavidG with his "fully continent the minute they removed my catheter" thing. He is a nice guy in most ways. I did say "almost" all guys leak.
Posted 8/8/2013 4:40 PM (GMT 0)
Many thanks I still need pads as I said I have no feeling when I pass water so I don't know Iam peeing. Can I ask when did you have your operation. I know it is not a race one other thing my testicals are very sore and a little swollen Iam just glad the catherter is out I had two weeks of pain and discomfort once again many thanks ken
Posted 8/8/2013 4:43 PM (GMT 0)
my surgery was January 2011. Feels like a lifetime ago. I am completely back to normal apart from dry orgasms which my wife deems an upgrade. But it's a bumpy ride emotionally and it will feel like yesterday should my PSA spike up again.

what were your stats and what experience did your surgeon have?
Posted 8/8/2013 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
Ken,

One of the guys getting his cath out while I was sitting in the waiting room was dry immediately. I have talked to him since. He never used a pad. Not one.

I had the same doc, same surgery. Two months later (remember it well, it was Christmas) I was still at eight heavy pads a day. It got better, and at five months out I was down to one medium pad a day. But then I started IGRT, which has its own known issues with incontinence, so I've never gotten any better.

You are not even a month out, so excluding the bone dry guys, you are in the norm. Just do your kegels, avoid acidic / carbonated beverages, and acidic foods. Don't cut back water, as that will make the urine your bladder does hold become even more of an irritant.

You probably will not notice that you are slowly improving until after it starts, as it is a gradual process.

Always discuss your current situation at every opportunity with your uro/surgeon.

Posted 8/8/2013 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
To be honest I am not sure he said that the right side tumor was bulging and the left side was small I don't see him until 9th September at this time I have no erections but I guess it is normal. I can't wait to see him for the results take a weight off my mind I get down most days my wife supports me a lot many thanks ken
Posted 8/8/2013 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
Ken,

Yes it is normal not to have any erections a few weeks out of surgery (or months either, for that matter.) If your surgeon was able to save your nerves then they will probably come back gradually starting about six months out. (Post-op impotence often gets worse for the first couple of months then improves over a period of several years). Your doctor will probably give you PDE5i drugs (Viagra and competitors) starting about six weeks out. If they don't work there are other things you can do (pumps, injections, etc.) and there is usually something that will work for you while you wait to heal. Most doctors now days think it is important to do something because without periodic erections the tissues tend to atrophy.
Posted 8/8/2013 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Ken

I had my surgery June 12th and had pain in my penis from the day I came home, even after the catheter was removed. I had a scope last week due to the pain showing no abnormalities, it is a slow process of healing and the pain seems to be more of a dull ache now. I am dry during the night and leak a little during the day, the healing process takes time.
Posted 8/8/2013 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks puts my mind at rest Ken
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