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One Week after prostatectomy. Catheter out this am. What do I do now?

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Posted 7/1/2015 5:01 PM (GMT 0)
Have gone through 3 Depends in 4 hours? This is what I was expecting. Any suggestions for the next week?
Posted 7/1/2015 5:09 PM (GMT 0)
With your catheter out, did the doctor tell you to start doing kegel exercises to build up your muscles. Hopefully that will help. Also, congrats on getting out of surgery and having your catheter removed.
Posted 7/1/2015 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
Actually I went crazy kegeling before surgery and am trying today some. By the way how do I put my data in like you show?
Posted 7/1/2015 7:05 PM (GMT 0)
Click on the MY PROFILE link towards the top left

Then EDIT Profile

Add "Signature"

Congrats on being on "the other side" of surgery.
Posted 7/1/2015 7:08 PM (GMT 0)
To enter a "Signature" with your data look for the "My Profile" link above then click "Edit Profile" and fill out the "Signature:" box. You have to keep in sort of short or it may get cut off and you may have to wait up to a day for the addition/change to take.

As for what you should do now, you should expect to leak for a while and not let it throw you. Most guys get dry eventually. Do a sensible number of Kegels (not too many, you can overdo) and give it a month before you even start to worry about it.
Posted 7/1/2015 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for your replies.
Posted 7/1/2015 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the other side...relax and things will get better with time...I had my cath in for 30 days...count your blessings and work towards being dry...good luck
Posted 7/1/2015 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
A big congrats on a milestone met! I vividly remember my big moment of pulling the cath out - I was expecting to be mostly incontinent from the get-go but I wasn't. From hanging around this board, I see that some are continent right away (like me) some take a few weeks to a few months to achieve continence and some work on that for a longer period of time.
Posted 7/1/2015 9:55 PM (GMT 0)
You will feel better if you take at least two showers a day, morning and night, and make sure to pee while you are in there. It is freeing to feel "normal" - even for a few minutes.
Don't tell your wife! (Life is not THAT free.)
Posted 7/1/2015 10:26 PM (GMT 0)
And, walk. Walk. And then walk some more. The day I got mine it was miserably cold and snowing, so the walking was on the treadmill. This time of year...if you're in the northern hemisphere, you can walk outside.
Posted 7/1/2015 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hi! catfan
Welcome to HW forum & to the "other side"
Well as others had mentioned, put it simple
drinks(water), walk, kegals and listen to your body, no physical lifting.
All the best to your speedy recovery
Posted 7/2/2015 2:56 AM (GMT 0)

Original poster said...
Actually I went crazy kegeling before surgery and am trying today some.


I was told (by whom? I can't remember) that too many kegels is not good. Just like any other muscle in your body, if you work out too much the muscle gets tired and doesn't work well until it gets a chance to rest/recover.

The key is to find the right amount of kegels... not too many and not too few. Ask your doctor what he/she recommends.

Gedman
Posted 7/2/2015 10:58 AM (GMT 0)
You've had some good tips.
I'd just add that several short slow walks will be better than one long one.
And don't walk too fast either.
And if you haven't already done so, put a mattress protector under your sheet.
Alf
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