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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / January 2006Post RLRP Discomfort
Had my RLRP on 12/27/05. Everything has seemed to go ok (with the usual SE's). However, my urethra and perineum continue to be quite sore making sitting still very unpleasant, and at times, down right impossible due to the pain. It has been like this since the surgery. At first I just figured it was the pain from healing internally. But since all my external incisions have healed 1-2 weeks ago, I'm wondering why the internal healing hasn't improved much (if any at) all since the surgery. I did also get an infection about 1.5 weeks ago (UTI w/pain in both testicles, but it *seems* that 500mg of ciprofloxacin two times a day has started to help with these infections). The urethra (under my perineum) *still* remains just as sore, except when I'm lying down. When standing, along with the pain/ache, it feels like tissue is being pulled/stretched. It generally doesn't hurt when I first get up in the morning, but after I've been vertical for 10-20 minutes it starts to ache again all day (unless I'm reclining in bed). Anyone else have symptoms like these? Thanks. KenA I did not experience you problem. However, your stretching sensation seems logical. I am surprised that it doesn't bother most of us after seeing how they take out a portion. I do know that it takes months, not weeks, to completely heal inside. The exact time is foggy to me know, but it seems my uro said April (my surgery was also in December), but then again, my was RRP. I would certainly ask your doc. I could be an infection (separate or continuing).  SignaturePSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05 PSA .07 .05 .06 .05 .08 Non Illegitimi Carborundum > Had my RLRP on 12/27/05. > Everything has seemed to go ok (with the usual SE's). [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Thanks. > KenA Hi Ken. I think at about a month...the discomfort you describe is not unusual. I had the open version but either way...our insides really do get beaten up. The stretching and pulling...the blood settling etc. keep the discomfort going. :-( And as Steve mentioned...the infection didn't help any and hopefully it's gone. For now...rest and recline. :-) Best wishes, Ron B. Chicago I had some minor pain in that area for a couple of weeks after LRP in 2003. Others have too. I recall David S., another poster on this group, had pain in that area that lasted for at least a few weeks, maybe longer. Your insides will take some time to heal since all forms of surgery essentially do the same thing on the inside. A quick call/visit to the doctor could help and he/she should be kept in the loop about these things anyway. Good luck, Dave Perry > Had my RLRP on 12/27/05. > Everything has seemed to go ok (with the usual SE's). [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks. > KenA Ken I had the same problem after my RRp 9/30/04. It was very painful sitting for quite awile after the surgery but it did eventually diminish and then go away. I found using one of those "doughnuts", used by hemorrhoids sufferers, when sitting helped alot. Good luck. Frank Hi Frank! Yes, I've been using a 'doughnut', and it has helped. I might add, that unless it's an amazing coincidence, after about 1 week of the 500mg of ciprofloxacin two times a day, *all* the pain is almost entirely gone. Since I've never had any surgery before this, up until last week's UTI, I figured all the pain was post-surgical 'healing'. However, I'm now more inclined to think I've had an infection that just got worse and worse over the last 3-4 weeks. Almost 4 weeks of pain, when all I needed was a week of antibiotics. Geeesh.... I could kick myself now. I was a miserable camper for weeks for no good reason... KenA >> Had my RLRP on 12/27/05. >> Everything has seemed to go ok (with the usual SE's). [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Frank Ken, I had RRP 10/5/05 and have had problems with infections. I've learned that a small infection can cause a lot of pain. If you think about the amount of pain that can result from an infected tooth you get the idea. Stay on top of it and you'll do fine. Tom That's interesting, Ken. I also guessed that the pain was from the healing and just waited it out. But I was also taking Cipro (prescribed by my Uro post surgery probably to treat any poissible infection) at the same time. I didn't connect the pain with a possible infection but now that you mention it that probably is what was going on and i didn't realize it at the time. As I recall my pain lasted about 2 weeks and then subsided. Good Luck |
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