Hi all....

Three weeks ago today, I endured 6 hours of surgery, and 6 hours in the
recovery room (receiving 2 units of blood which I lost during surgery).

One week ago tomorrow, that *%#@ catheter came out, and I thought that I had
indeed been given my life back!   The path report came back with the great news
that the cancer was contained within the prostate, with zero margins, and
absolutely no indication of cancer spread to any other tissue or lymph nodes.

In the 6 days since removal of the cathether, I've had the great luck of being
99% continent!  I've been wearing one guard per day, just as a precaution, and
with the exception of yesterday, would dispose of a pad with miminal spotting
from urine 'drips'.   Yesterday, I took my first 1.3 mile 'walk around the
block', and I think between the walk, and sitting/being idle at the computer a
bit too long in the a.m.,  the increased activity might have been the cause of
some increased leakage.  But I'm doing my Kegels, and I'm quite pleased with
myself at this point.

Each night, I'm waking up fewer and fewer times to get up and pee - Last night
I only got up twice, as opposed to last Thursday night (day 1 without the
foley), when I got up almost every hour to hit the bathroom.   And when I do
have to pee, well, I pee like the proverbial race horse!   I'm also practicing
'stopping and starting' during urination.

Here comes the best part.  I awoke this morning with an uncomfortable pressure
in my briefs....   I had an erection!   Granted, it went away almost
immediately upon my realization of the fact that it was there, but it WAS
there!  Honest!   LOL  AND, I just had a second one while looking at some porn
(hey, I'm alone recuperating here....   LOL).  This one lasted longer that the
one from this morning, and damn, it felt GOOD!!!!!    Does this mean that the
nerve-sparing was a success,,,, or were these erections 'just a fluke' ???

So,,, what's my problem, you may ask?  As good as I feel I have it, what's with
the damn urine that seems to want to stay within the length of my penis????  
No matter how I might squeeze, 'milk', or tug, there's always several drops
that want to remain inside. I'm guessing this is normal.

Thank for your opinions, suggestions, and such....    (man, I love this group!)

Rus
Massachusetts