Up-Date from Fatcat and some more Questions

   Good Morning all, just an up-date and some questions.  That sharp pain in my right side when I moved has subsided considerably. I wore an ACE bandage around my middle like a girdle and it helped a lot. Wore the bandage tight for about 4 days, now I can move with just s little soreness. Still get bright clots of blood in my urine, off and on. Question, should I drink lots of Fluids? When I urinate, it doesn’t burn if I drink a lot of water, but boy howdy does it dribble. Since I’m back at work (light Duty), this pad thing can be a bit of a hassle. I know it’s only been 6 days since the Cath came out, but is 3 to 4 pads a day normal? Walk an average of 2 to 3 miles every day. On the ED front another question, with stimulation I get an erection, not usable, but definite growth, is this a good sign ?   Thanks for all your help.

Fatcat

Good to hear you back and working but just remember to take it easy and don't overdo it's amazing how as the days go by you will feel much better and stronger. I too had some red tint on occasion in my urine so I really concentrated on drinking fluids especially water to help and it did after a few days. As for the number of pads I would say that 3 or 4 does not seem out of reason especially this early. Some guys are more lucky then others and are good from day one or only use a couple a day. I used a couple a day the first couple of weeks and then it went down to 1 a day and after about 14 weeks I was able to do away with them completely. On the ED front being able to get some definte growth is a good sign at this point and maybe in a few more days or weeks you will be lucky enough to get back to a useable erection but not as it was before, at least in my case but overall it sounds like you are doing well and on the right track. Good luck

Norskie

Hi Fatcat,
I'm about a month out from catheter removal. Still use about 3 to 4 pads a day. More pads if I exert myself physically. As far as burning urine, I find that drinking alot of water helps. I walk alot and do the kegels everyday. Everbody is different as far as regaining continence and ED, as you can tell from reading the posts. I use the pump several times a day along with 50mg of Viagra. No response yet. I would consider you lucky having a partial erection this early. Don't know your stats, age etc...
Good luck in you recovery. Sounds like you are doing just fine