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Posted 8/26/2013 10:26 AM (GMT 0)
Four and a half months post prostatectomy and have still got frequency every hour to hour and half. A bit fed up
anyone had similar at this stage and any advice would be appreciated.

Gleason 3x3
T2 (a)
All margins clear
LRP 11/4/2013
1st. PSA post op 0.04
Posted 8/26/2013 2:41 PM (GMT 0)
While I was continent after three weeks post surgery, I also had frequency issues for several months after. It takes a while for the bladder to adjust to its new position. For me, I also discovered that anything with artificial sweeteners contributed greatly to the frequency. Once I cut out the sweeteners, the issue resolved itself rather quickly.

Best of luck,
Tom
Posted 8/26/2013 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately, I am almost four years out and still have to get up every ninety minutes at night to pee. No medications have helped as yet. Careful with liquid intake during the evening and I still have the problem. I have learned to live with it, although some days I walk around like a zombie because I am tired from lack of solid, uninterrupted sleep. Hopefully with time, like most people, the problem will resolve itself for you. Your uro can prescribe several different drugs to try and you might get lucky and find one that works. Good luck. Squid.
Posted 8/26/2013 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
After reading SubicSquid's comments, it occurred to me that many of us tend to blame follow-on problems on our surgery, when there may, in fact, be other causes.  The same could be true for Yorkshire Lad.

In Squid's case, other causes could include sleep apnea.  Apnea events lead to many wake-up's or shallow sleep during the night, which in turn leads to the feeling that maybe we need to get up and urinate.  Since I started CPAP treatment 8 years ago, I rarely get up during the night.  Other causes of frequent urination that might be investigated include, of course, diabetes, or perhaps a UTI. 

Just something to think about.

Posted 8/26/2013 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
Your uro can give you a list of bladder irritants that can cause frequent urination including alcoholic and caffeinated beverages.
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