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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / December 20048 Days Post RRP
I had the RRP on 12/1, released 12/4. Maybe someone will find this info helpful or can shed some light. I opted for an epidural for pain, and it worked fantastic. No pain during entire stay, except for bladder spasms 2nd night after that had me in tears. A shot of Toradol instantly helped, as did moving around a bit to get the urine flowing thru catheter. For me, the catheter discomfort during the 1st few hours was tremendous. I had to insist on some medication to help with it. I had a prescription for anti-spasm med when released, but never had to fill it. The operation went well, with no lymph node involvement, but path report not in. Took left nerve (grafted in a collagen tube), spared right nerve. Until last night, was sleeping in my recliner with feet up as I feared rolling around in bed. Finally last night risked bed, and should have tried it from the start! Discouraging news yesterday (1 week post-op) is that I get to keep the catheter another week. Major bummer at first. It was 5 days before I had a BM. They're now pretty regular, but to some degree I dread them. It's the accompanying pain in the penis around the catheter. Some muscles want to relax there, and a small stream of bloody urine is released around the catheter. I hope this gets better. I had major swelling in the scrotum. I expected some, but I felt like I had Jabba the Hut growing down there. At about 5 days post-op, the swelling started to subside, and now at 8 days is all but gone. I stopped pain meds a day or two after coming home, but had recurring low-grade fever of up to 101. That now seems under control (consistently below 100), but only since I started Cipro (and will remain on for two weeks). I don't think it would have gone down on its own. Out of everything I reported to the doc, only this fever was of concern. Was told to call if it went over 101. If I move about much (walk around house, take stairs, walk outside), I get a fair amount of blood in the urine. If still, it stays yellow or orange. Pieces of what looks like tissue appear periodically. Was told this is normal. Thanks for listening! John age 52, dx 10/26/04 PSA 102, retest at 114 Gleason 7 (3+4) on left Stage T2a transition zone tumor on left bone and CT scans clear all tumor markers clear size 51cc RRP 12/1/04 at Methodist Hospital, Houston John, Excellent summary. I should have written up my hospital experience too, but I was in too much pain. (Should have asked for that epidural thing.) Everything in your summary sounds like what I was told was normal. Best of luck for a speedy recovery and the all-clear. jimhoney standard RRD age 52, cured, no significant aftereffects I had the catheter for three full weeks, but did not experience major problems with pain, skin eruptions, etc. Did not like it though, that is for sure. I did not have much blood in the urine, or notice much solid matter in the tube or bag. I understand that is normal, however, as is the blood for the first few days. Had the swollen testicles too. Like you, it was gone in a week or so. I did have serious discomfort in the periteneum (sp?) for several weeks post op. Most did not report that. I used the donut for a long time because of that. Doctor just kept telling me it was normal. I did not understand what you meant by the one nerve removed. Was there Ca involvement, or ??? Good luck on the final path report. Thank you for a well drafted report on your experience. Be sure to follow up as you progress. Thank you. David S. > I had the RRP on 12/1, released 12/4. Maybe someone will find this info > helpful or can shed some light. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > medication to help with it. I had a prescription for anti-spasm med when > released, but never had to fill it. I too had an epidural and something that was stronger than morphine. over the years I've learned that eliminating the pain helps you heal faster. > The operation went well, with no lymph node involvement, but path report > not in. Took left nerve (grafted in a collagen tube), spared right nerve. > > Until last night, was sleeping in my recliner with feet up as I feared > rolling around in bed. Finally last night risked bed, and should have > tried it from the start! I was unable to sleep in our bed until after the cath came out and even then it was quite uncomfortable. I'm a stomach sleeper, so the recliner became my friend. > Discouraging news yesterday (1 week post-op) is that I get to keep the > catheter another week. Major bummer at first. I had my cath in for 12 days. > It was 5 days before I had a BM. They're now pretty regular, but to some > degree I dread them. It's the accompanying pain in the penis around the > catheter. Some muscles want to relax there, and a small stream of bloody > urine is released around the catheter. I hope this gets better. I was advised to take stool softeners and an anti-spasmotic for the bladder spasms. worked great!! > I had major swelling in the scrotum. I expected some, but I felt like I > had Jabba the Hut growing down there. At about 5 days post-op, the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Pieces of what looks like tissue appear periodically. Was told this is > normal. Try to walk as much as you can - I think it helped me heal as well as I have. good luck on your recovery. Sandy K. Age 47 RRP 6/17/04 PSA <0.1 for the past 6 months |
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