Many thanks for advice and support guys. I’m very pleased to announce that after 4 days from surgery and 5 days since I last went, things began to move. Under the constant attack from tablets at the top and suppositories at the bottom, the concrete wall began to crack and finally gave up the ghost. The surgeons predictions proved to spot on and although the stomach urges were gripping, the actual event was quite gentle with no pushing required. Two more sessions this morning, which were a tad more sudden and I’m starting feel like my old self again. I’ve just been told I am now good to go, either today or tomorrow depending how I feel.
Have to say I never want to get in such a state again but hopefully, when I’m in my normal routine, I’ll back to my regular once a day.
As for the whole robotic prostatectomy experience, I was shocked how invasive it was, but having 6 probes rodding away inside my stomach should have given me a clue I suppose. The constipation was really traumatic but many others seem to get away quite lightly.
In conclusion, I just feel so lucky that I was diagnosed early and was put in the care of such true professionals. I can’t speak highly enough of the surgeon and his team and the care given by the nurses will never be forgotten.
Onward and upward!