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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / August 20054 weeks on
4 weeks after my RRP at Stanford: Continence is just about 100%, I am even learning to fart without dribbling! My bladder capacity is normal (550ml). I can get about 25% of an erection with manual stimulation and the pleasure nerves seem to be working OK. The incision is still tender, but looks great. I still get some oedema in my lower belly (mostly resolves overnight) and I still have some slight soreness internally in both the anastomosis and urethra, which makes sitting upright and peeing a little uncomfortable (the discomfort is on a par with the incision, so I am not too worried about it). I still get tired, but I sleep pretty well. All of this seems to be getting a little better each day. I have a strong sense that I am "clean"; let's see if the blood test (October) agrees.  SignaturePeter Headland Only four weeks and you can fart without leaking? That is great! Best of luck to you Peter on the PSA test in October. David S. >4 weeks after my RRP at Stanford: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I have a strong sense that I am "clean"; let's see if the blood test > (October) agrees. Don't crank up your hopes TOO far, guys; I could cough and sneeze and fart dry the day I took my catheter out last November, but I'm still not dry enough to leave home without wearing a pad. I.P. > Only four weeks and you can fart without leaking? I. P. are you absolutely sure that you are not dry yet? The feeling, as if you are leaking, stays longer after the leaking stop. >Don't crank up your hopes TOO far, guys; I could cough and sneeze and fart >dry the day I took my catheter out last November, but I'm still not dry [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >> Only four weeks and you can fart without leaking? "Reuben Rothstein" wrote... > I. P. are you absolutely sure that you are not dry yet? > The feeling, as if you are leaking, stays longer after the leaking > stop. Wet the bed a couple of weeks ago. Often have yellow spots on the pad at the end of the day. Run like a faucet during heavy sports, during which I drink huge quantities of fluids to avoid dehydration. (But come to think of it, my swim suit and wet suit have smelled a lot better lately.) Might be able to skip the pad, but ain't gonna risk it yet away from home in street clothes. But I will watch this business of false impressions that I'm squirting; it would explain the clean-looking pads after a frustrating evening of perceived squirts. I.P. I consider myself dry but still, less and less, get those false feelings of leaking. I can only wish you a dry season soon >"Reuben Rothstein" wrote... >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >I.P. It's coming far too soon as it is. Sometime in Nov, the water gets too cold for windsurfing until Mar or April. THAT'S the important "dry season" in my life. I'd change diapers three times a day and hang limp forever if it would keep the windsurfing going several days a week around the calendar. I.P. > I consider myself dry but still, less and less, get those false > feelings of leaking. > I can only wish you a dry season soon Peter - I appreciate your reports. I'm 11 days after my RRP that was done here in WV on 7/25. I've still got my catheter for about 10 more days. Your experiences give me an idea of what's just ahead of me. Thanks for sharing them. I forgot to mention tender testicles (braised in a port wine sauce?). This, I believe, is the result of the sperm having nowhere to go - after a while the body will figure it out. I just walk bandy-legged... SignaturePeter Headland > I forgot to mention tender testicles (braised in a port wine sauce?). Peter: Congrats on your speedy healing! However, it think that the menu would sound better in French before I would consider ordering them. B.A. GREAT Peter. You're doing super. I wish you the best. "Fart without Leaking" would make a great song title. :-) And as far as the testicles go...they DO stay purple and sore for a while. When I was in the hospital, I was told that since there was trauma "in there" they would BE like that for awhile. (a few weeks for me) Rather than ice, they suggested that I just put a folded towel UNDER them while I was in bed. It helped. I hope and know that things will keep getting better and better. Ron B. Chicago Way to go, Peter! Best wishes for continued fast progress! Steve U |
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