Hi.  My father (72, psa 3.8, stage 1, gleason 3+3) had robotic surgery
yesterday performed by Dr. Tewari at New York Hosp./Cornell Med. Center,
and it went very well.

Biopsies of surrounding tissue/nerves were all negative so they were able
to spare all the nerves.  They'll biopsy the entire prostate and we should
have results from that this week.  

The biggest surprise was just how large his prostate had grown.  We'll
learn the exact size in a few days, but the doctor estimates it was 120
(grams), compared to a normal prostate of 10-20!  They called it a
"tsunami" prostate.

It was so big that it actually grew into the bladder, requiring my father
to have about 16 stitches (instead of what I believe is usually 2 or so)
to sew up the bladder/urethra.  As a result, he will probably have to have
the catheter in a bit longer and incontinence might last longer as well.

My mother and I brought him home today, only 24 hours after the surgery.
He already started walking last night at the hospital and today as well.
Starting tomorrow, he will be walking three miles a day.

He's having terrible pain in his back so he keeps getting up to walk.  He
feels like it's actually from gas, but it could be from lying down for so
long in a bad position.  Has anyone experienced this?  

He's taking torodol, colase, cipro, pepcid, flomax and viagra, and has
tylenol with codeine, but isn't taking it because he thinks it will upset
his stomach.  He's already feeling nauseous because he's taking medication
with a liquid-only diet.

Any advice would be welcome. (I already printed out the helpful hints
posted here.)  Thank you!