Bruising post surgery

Hi there all,

Great to be on this forum - I live in NZ and find it hard to get information with such a small population.

After surgery my catheter was removed at 7 days and I was prescribed 5mg of Cialis daily. For 2 weeks post surgery my penis was greatly swollen, bruisied, and painful. When my urologist removed the catheter he didn't seem to bothered by this. I had an open RP - Da Vinci is not available in NZ and I wasn't even aware it existed until after surgery ! My question is - is it normal to get this type of swelling and bruising ?

All the best,

Number8

Paul 1959 suggest I add a signature :-


43 at Diagnosis. Surgery Feb 2009
open surgery
Both nerve bundles saved.
Gleason (3+4)7
Pad free straight after surgery.
ED - 60 % back to normal after 10 months
PSA - 0.01

Yep. Had open and had lots of swelling. Iced it and things got better.

Jeff T

Hey NUMBER8,
I assume that in NZ (as in Australia) it is not the usual practice of patients to receive copies of their pathology reports from their doctors. I would strongly advise that you request a printed copy and maintain your own file and records. Numbers get jumbled and it is amazing how things get lost, misplaced, can't be located etc. That way if ever you have to see someboby else you will have all the pertinent details on hand. If the ED medication is as expensive there as it is here you might consider trying Alldaychemist. It is highly regarded here on the forum (although it is based in India), prices are a fraction of the brand name version and I had no problems with Australian customs. NZ may be the same.
Bill

BillyMac said...
Hey NUMBER8,
I assume that in NZ (as in Australia) it is not the usual practice of patients to receive copies of their pathology reports from their doctors. I would strongly advise that you request a printed copy and maintain your own file and records. Numbers get jumbled and it is amazing how things get lost, misplaced, can't be located etc. That way if ever you have to see somebody else you will have all the pertinent details on hand. If the ED medication is as expensive there as it is here you might consider trying Alldaychemist. It is highly regarded here on the forum (although it is based in India), prices are a fraction of the brand name version and I had no problems with Australian customs. NZ may be the same.
Bill

Hey thanks for the info. Bill. Yes NZ 'over the ditch' from you. I have a copy of the original pathology report prior to surgery but should go back to them for the pathology report after my op. Good advice to have it on record.

I've bought meds. from an online source called Canadian Pharmacy i found on the web. These came from India too and were cheap in comparison. NZ customs kept hold of them and I need a certificate from my doc. to get them cleared. I suppose I'm a little sceptical of on-line meds. but good to see this forum likes
Alldaychemist.

All the best,

Number 8