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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / November 2004Constipation post surgery made me bleed.
I had nerve spareing RRP on the 13 October, one week later I strained while constipated and issued blood from my catheter. The bleeding stopped after 12 days and I had the catheter removed yesterday, I have virtually NO control over my urine. Doc says i probably strained a stitch, causing some 'odema' (swelling) and it will eventually settle down. I was going great till the straining event. My surgeon is a top guy and I feel stupid for causing myself such a problem. My wife is being very supportive, but I can't help feeling very depressed. Since the catherter came out yesterday, I am back to having a little blood in my freeflowing urine, is this ever going to improve??????????????????? (PSA 5.5 T2 Gleason 4 + 3, tumor contained inside the capsule. fit 66 yo) Ronaldo Yes, it will improve. You've had major surgery - time will improve things. Sandy K. > I had nerve spareing RRP on the 13 October, one week later I strained > while constipated and issued blood from my catheter. The bleeding [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ronaldo > I had nerve spareing RRP on the 13 October, one week later I strained > while constipated and issued blood from my catheter. The bleeding [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ronaldo Piece a' cake.... nothing out of the ordinary scheme of things in this journey....  SignatureJK Sinrod Sinrod Stained Glass Studios www.sinrodstudios.com Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories Your "top" guy should have told you that you will have no control over your urine for up to days. Then, you will have some control, most mostly lying down. Eventually, you are likely to have full control. It's gradual. I took almost two months before switching from Depends to pads and almost six months before tossing the pads. You may have caused the blood, but that's not a big problem. SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3bN0M0 PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron (1 mo) 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .07 .05 .06 Lupron (3 mo) 8/03 (48), 12/03, 4/04 (49), 09/04 (50) non illegitimi carborundum > I had nerve spareing RRP on the 13 October, one week later I strained > while constipated and issued blood from my catheter. The bleeding [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ronaldo I had no control at first. At my wife's suggestion I kept the urinal that they gave me at the hospital next to the bed. When I got up I held it over the penis to catch the urine as I walked to the bathroom. That only lasted a week or so. At first I used the big depends, most absorbant, but after a couple weeks I quit using them because the plastic made me sweat and I felt wet all the time. I started using the Depends Guards and found that they did the job just fine. For those you need jockey shorts though, boxers will not work. It took me six months to get down from 4-5 pads per day to 1-2, which is where I am still and where it looks like I will stay. Good luck. Watch the blood. If it keeps up for more than a few days call your doctor and see what he says. My phone calls always came back that what I was experiencing was "normal". Watch out for depression. Don't let yourself fall into a funk. Things will get better. It just takes time. Thank you. David S. >I had nerve spareing RRP on the 13 October, one week later I strained >while constipated and issued blood from my catheter. The bleeding [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Ronaldo You are doing Great. I have no experience with seeds, but here is my experience with some blood and incontenence. I had a similar experience about 3 weeks after surgery. Everything was going good and it felt good having a strong stream back. One night I lasted all night without getting up, in the morning I went to the backroom with a VERY full bladder. That strong stream with such a full bladder I started passing a little pink. A couple days later the pink was gone. My URO said I probably passed a scab from the repair. I used about 3 womens panty pads per day stuck to my briefs. The store brand is a LOT cheaper than going with "DEPEND" brand, if you can put your pride behind you and just say, a pad is a pad. At about 2 months I was doing the Light Days pads maybe 2 a day. Then from 4 - 8 months it was 1 pad per day. 8 months I was finally dry. MrBill age at diagnosis 48 PSA 1.4 Gleason 3+3=6 T2a 12 cores, 5 right positive, 1 left positive robotic RRP 12/15/03 PSA 4/2/04, 7/8/04, 10/11/04 = <.1 pad free 8/15/04 age 49 > I had no control at first. At my wife's suggestion I kept the urinal > that they gave me at the hospital next to the bed. When I got up I [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > >Ronaldo > I had nerve spareing RRP on the 13 October, one week later I strained > while constipated and issued blood from my catheter. The bleeding [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ronaldo ............................................. Well, it's 4 days since I had the catheter out, I got up to pee 4 times last night and had a good stream with no blood! I only used 2 pads all night and they were hardly wet. In fact I'm only leaking now when I sneeze, cough or move suddenly with out concentrating on tightening my muscles. So , I feel I have come a very long way in 4 days. Thanks for the encouraging words, guys. ronaldo |
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