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Posted 9/19/2016 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
I'm just over two weeks after robotic surgery and wanted to know what everyone was doing at this time in the post cancer surgery healing. What type of activities could you do? Were you laying on the couch? Did you still have pain or discomfort? If you were walking how far would you go? I'm just trying to get some sort of benchmark on my own condition from your experience. Thank you
Posted 9/19/2016 12:42 AM (GMT 0)
Listen to your body...its different from the rest of ours...isn't it?
Posted 9/19/2016 1:20 AM (GMT 0)
Well, by day 14, I had my catheter out (day 7). I was mostly hanging out on the recliner and watching TV. I was consciously getting out of the chair at least hourly and walking around the house. I was taking 1 or 2 ibuprofens a day (minimal pain and discomfort). I was sleeping well. I think it was around this time I had a spontaneous half-erection at night (it woke me up because it was tucked down in the pad). I went back to work on day 20. A week early, probably, but I needed out of the house.
Posted 9/19/2016 1:30 AM (GMT 0)
Well, two weeks after DaVinci surgery I was going through three pads a day. Two months later I was more or less dry. As far as romance goes I was doing fine with Trimix - until I started hormonal.

It would be of help if you state where you are. Overall I am in a not so good place but I am still fighting. You most fight!
Posted 9/19/2016 7:58 AM (GMT 0)
I was back at work and on week 2 of 5 of keeping the catheter in..
Posted 9/19/2016 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
Here similar to Halbert. Cath out in 10 days. I was walking in the treadmill about 2 miles a day but not all at once, in thee segments. I was still wearing depends briefs, leaking a fair amount and very focused on that.

I went back to work part time after 3 1/2 weeks, but could have gone back earlier, I just didn't need to so took advantage of it.
Still, for about 6-8 weeks I found myself very tired after a few hours, low energy levels. It took a few months at least, before I was back to full strength.
Posted 9/19/2016 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
Cath out at day 10, walking every hour or so, pelvic area would hurt some with activity. Took three or four months to get back to my usual energy level.
Posted 9/19/2016 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
HBFF, congratulations with getting through the surgery. I started a thread for myself titled 'This surgery is a beast' after my surgery just to document some of what I went through and I went back and looked and I was just Starting my recovery at 2 weeks.

Pain was pretty much gone, Depends with pads in them were definitely needed, ED was no where close to being addressed yet and I had no desire to address it, I was trying to get out and walk a mile a day but I was only getting out every other day or so because of the cold weather and wanting rest more then exercise. Similar to Pratoman I was focused on the leaking and Kegels, and really trying to take it easy and rest and not over do anything. I figured I had one shot to get this recovery right.

As others have mentioned we all recover differently. My mindset was 2 months for the recovery from the surgery itself and slowly work myself back in shape from there....good luck. Maybe you can share your diagnosis and how your recovery is progressing....Jim
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