Post Prostatectomy DRE

4 months after my prostatectomy dry but no erections. Still feel some slight 'uncomfortable' feelings in the area and curiosity got the better of me so I did digital exam on myself and was surprised to find the same round lump I found before the operation but with an added small hard lump, is that normal. I'm 55 quite fit. 3 month PSA 0.03. histology showed Gleason 7 with cancer contained within the prostate.

Hal, changes are excellent that you didn't even come close to feeling where the prostate was (unless you are a contortionist). With a PSA of 0.03, I wouldn't worry much about lumps. But, if you are concerned about anything, always best to speak with the urologist.

You asked if feeling something on a self-DRE was normal, and I'll just have to say that nothing to do with a self-administered DRE could be normal. Unless you are a medical professional, you wouldn't know what/where to "look", and if you are a professional, you'll choose to trust things of the like to someone who knows better than you.

You most likely found the beginnings of a 'rhoid.

Anyway, You can go to your profile and use the 'signature' area to put less than 400 characters of description of your journey. Look at other sigs to see what sort of abbreviations are normally used.