Had Da Vincci surgery this past Monday 10/28. I have been experiencing

What my doctor has called bladder spasms. This was extremely painful the first 24 ours out of surgery but the pain has lessened I think due to meds. I am also experiencing rectal pain which is elevated when passing gas. I have not yet had a bowel movement and I know this will be painful when I do. Is the rectal pain normal and how long till it generally goes away? Also, should I be concerned about not having a Bowell movement yet. No problems passing gas just not had the urge to go yet. Thanks for any insight.

All the aches & pains you describe are normal, I didn't pass gas for 3 days or have bowel movement till 5th day. Once all that occurred I felt a lot better. I had rectal type pain for about eight weeks but only if I sat in a particular position. It was somewhat minor and if I shifted position it went away. On the way to breakfast one morning I remarked to my wife, that I hadn't experienced that pain for over a week or so, & never have again. Hang in there, by first of the year you should be felling nearly normal. I'm five months post surgery and have felt great the last couple months.

Thanks. My spasms defiantly made it fee like I had to urinate. Terrible feeling of pressure in penus. Totally was not expecting that. Now I kind of feel like I did the day of and day after biopsy. Stomach is a little sore and rectum pain getting better. I am somewhat surprised by how much I have been able to do in a short amount of time. I was up walking late monday night around the hospital. I walked two half mile segments Wednesday and will gradually increase distance day to day. Hopefully will get my post op pathology today. Surgeon said all looked good and did not have to take lymph nodes. Looking forward to the day I am not anxiously waiting for another test result but don't know if I will ever be there again after this.

CDM,

Guys who have a lot of spasms or other pain post-op tend to get constipated from the pain meds -- which causes its own problems. Talk to your doctor about stool softeners and/or laxatives. It took about half a bottle of Milk of Magnesia to get me going again. I had bladder spasms just like you describe. They totally sucked, as I recall, but didn't last forever.

Oh, and welcome to the forum! Sorry you find yourself here but glad you found us.

Viper,

Those feelings like bee stings at the tip of your organ were most likely "referred" pain from your bladder neck. That's fairly common, too.

I had RP on a Tuesday. Did not have a bowel movement until Friday. This is normal. I took Gas X to help with pain from gas. It worked well. You can buy Gas X over the counter. The doctor had me take a stool softener. You need this because when you have your first bowel movement there will be some pain, and the prostate is next to the rectum, so you want a soft stool. I also took Milk of Magnesia on Thursday evening follow the surgery on Tuesday. If the doctor did not prescribe a stool softener then you might want to contact him and ask him about getting a stool softener.

A VA surgeon once told my father after a gallbladder operation, "If you're passing gas and complaining, you're fine."

Not sure I completely agree with that doc but it does sound like you're doing okay. If you're still taking the pain meds, you'll need the stool softeners. After one of my surgeries, it was about 6 days before my first bowel movement. I was on so much pain med that I wasn't eating much solid food so there wasn't much to pass.

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

Thanks for the encouraging words. Had BM last night after dose of milk of magnesia. only pain was from sitting on the can and not from BM itself. Feeling quite well 4 days post op. Abdomen muscle soreness is the only thing really left. And this darn catheder that comes out first thing Monday morning. No more bladder spasms thAt we're really the worst part of this so far. I have had a slight fever 99 to 100 degrees since I was in the hospital. They told me not to worry unless it gets to 101. Anyone else experience slight fever for several days post op?

Cdm, sounds pretty normal. Hang in there, it get's better each day. Rest up and take it easy.


Don

Hi cdm
Sounds like you are doing really well.
i had robotic on 29th.
no spasms.
took awhile to get gas out.
bowel movement 5 days later and been going on daily basis since. not painful.
am impressed with your walking. over last 2 days i have done some small walks. no problem walking but quite tired afterwards.will continue with short walks over next few days and then see if can build up.
stomach pain gets less each day and overall feeling good.