3 weeks out today. Have a few questions...

Good luck in your recovery, you are still in that aggravating stage, where lots of things can hurt, hopefully they will ease in the weeks ahead. Passing air through your penis? Never, ever heard that one before. How is that suppose to happen? Did the doctor explain?

David

Hey Alleyoop
Sound like the leakage is normal for where you are at, I was in a similar state at that time. Keep walking, drinking and doing kegals.

Blood, I did have some minor bleeding one time during a very active day early on.

I did not have any air, sound odd and if it did come from the catheter it should pass soon.

At one point earlier in my life I was asked about peeing air when the dr thought I might have bladder fistula. Luckily that was negative

Take care

Pat

I know it's bothersome to you but it does sound somewhat normal and you're making progress.

Don't gauge your progress by others but measure against yourself. I don't know about others but 3 weeks after my last surgery I was barely making it around the block. Getting to a bank and post office sounds good to me. If you can a little each day, you're making progress.

Hang in there, before you know it this will all be just a bad memory.
Andrew

Alleyoop,

I'm at 12 weeks post op and what you're experiencing is normal. The first 3-4 weeks, I was up every night 4-5 times to dribble a little bit. As my bladder got stronger, I stopped going so many times each night. Now, I get up once depending on how much I drink before I go to bed. The best thing now is the flow. I've got great flow and love it. No more standing around a urinal waiting to go.

Hang in there and things will improve in time for you. Just listen to your body. Walk as much as you can tolerate and then rest. I was walking our 2 Labs about 2 hours a day before surgery. It's taken me 3 months to get back into my routine.

Tailwinds........Berk

After reading this, I'm feeling better. I am 2 weeks post op, 1 week without a cath. No pain........ But I leak bad when not sitting or laying down. Now I think I'm going to be ok....... I hope!
Glad I found you guys.

I'm following the threads on all you guys who have had a recent prostatectamy. I'm a couple weeks to a couple months behind you so my current issues (like still have catheter) are the ones you've just stepped beyond. You're like the upperclassmen.... Keep posting-thank you!

I have been sinking into a terrible depression, snapping at my Wife, and just plain losing hope with my incontinence. God bless all of you for your wisdom, encouragement, and Brotherhood. These conversations have given great hope in just one day. Lotsa, we seem to be right about the same point in recovery. Hope we can continue to share progress and good news. Happiness to all of you Brothers!

Thanks again for all the encouragement guys. And Scooter CONGRATS on the 1 bathroom trip ! That is great. Cant wait. Ive been following your progress also Gunner and dont know if you read my post about air coming out of penis after cath removal or not But thats a really messed up freaky possibility. And sbharley...I totally understand on the depression. I know our wives do their very best for us and Im very happy about that but in my opinion theres some things that truly bother us that doesnt them. I think its the way we are wired a little different. Just like we dont understand why some things bother them that we dont think twice about. I was putting a pad in yesterday and my wife walked in and it didnt bother her a bit but I had to ask her to leave the room. Nicely of course and afterwards I asked her to please try and understand. And I think she does to a degree. This site helps me alot and Im sure it will you as well. Dont let that depression get the best of you though. Do whatever you need to do to fight through it. Im right there with ya and Im sure alot of these guys have been there too.

Oop
Yes I read about the penis farts. Now that's something that would be good to know that it happened to some else if it happens to me!
Looking forward to staying in touch with you guys...

On another note, I was changing my catheter last night and my wife was wanting to help. Still being extremely sore, I was sitting on the edge of the bath guarding myself like a prize fighter with broken ribs while connecting the upper tube, making sure it was tight. She was walking in front of me and unknowingly tripped on, then kicked the bag which pulled away from me in a sudden jerk all the way up to the bladder!!!
I howled in pain for a second but settled down quickly knowing that I was more scared than actually hurt. I feel the pain every time I recall this but it is just another one of those things that we have to laugh about!!

Alleyoop,

You Re doing teat hang in there! I am 11 weeks out and still leak like a colander with no end in sight wLk what you can I try to get in at least 3-4 miles a day but average about 5 highest was almost 12. Doing PT for incontenence and doing kegels when I can back to see doc next week, PSA is zero so all is good and the rest will work out with time.

Alleyoop

Just to echo what others are saying, 3 weeks out and I was struggling with energy levels. Now 12 weeks out, and am back to pre-op energy levels. get up once per night generally (some times non) and dry through the day. I think I am very lucky, so best advice is to measure your progress, and not against other peoples.

For those who don't know him, Mel is on hormone therapy, as am I. We have to take our fun where we find it.

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Here's a bit of uncomfortable comfort for you guys: Most of you are doing fine and will continue to do fine but maybe one of you will have a long-term struggle with continence. The stats say one guy in ten, more or less, and there are quite a few recent RP guys on this thread. So I will talk to that one unlucky guy if he is here, saying:

1) even for the worst leakers it gets better with time -- just not better enough. You'll use fewer pads and the incontinence problem will be a smaller and smaller part of your anatomy life.

2) one kinda gets used to it. Guards easily fit in your back pocket like a wallet and no one at my work, nor any of my friends (present company excluded) have any idea that I leak. (If you come to GFMPH Sonny Florida 2014, and remind me, I can show you how to re-fold Depends so they are pocketable, too.)

3) Most urologists want you to wait at least a year to let things heal and continence return naturally, but if it doesn't there are surgical interventions that will dry up the vast majority of long-term leakers, so if you find that Kegels aren't doing it for you it's not the end of the world.