Life without your prostate

Your first post is from a ladette albeit a bit of an older one!??!!, you will find that ladies often have a lot to say on this forum. Clearly we can't provide personal experience on the cancer but we do contribute to the debates on the topics you have mentioned if we can!

There are a whole group of people currently posting about surgery and beyond so I imagine you will get lots of replies. I have posted just to say hi and welcome and also to keep your thread high up on the board. Sometimes on a monday there is a bit of a fluffy moment when moderators release new threads and they somehow drop down the list without being seen.

I will check again later to see that you are getting responses.

xx

Mo

George

I had the Da Vinci op in April 2014. I consider myself one of the luckier ones on here, only 4 days of incontinence post catheter removal, some have done better a lot have been a lot worse. Sex life wonderful, orgasms out of this world. Despite being told my nerves were not spared 11 months there are things happening. Ed recovery is often quoted as up to two years, one of our member's OH was three years. I have had on going issues with bladder neck strictures and two further minor ops, but touch wood it may be resolving itself. 12 months PSA  blood test and review next week so far always been 0.03. Histology had positive margins but so far results have been okay. 

Make sure you are doing your pelvic floor exercises before and after your op but not when the catheter is in. When the nurse takes the catheter out make sure the catheter comes out nice and easy no yanking it out.

Avoid constipation and no straining when passing motions post op.

If I could turn the clock back would I have it done again ? Without doubt yes.

What sort of op are you having ?

Good luck for next week.

Thanks Chris

Hi George,

Best wishes on your forthcoming op from me too. A small point. There are not many rules on this forum but one of them is that you must not directly name consultants though you can give the name of a hospital or treatment centre. In view of this perhaps best if you use the edit facility to delete the name you mentioned, like this.

Edited by member 13 Apr 2015 at 14:19  | Reason: Not specified

to edit go to the post you want to change (you can only do your own or a moderator can do it) click or tap on the little icon on the right that looks like a pencil ...wait a few seconds and the text format of your post will appear, go in and make your changes and then click or tap on the save button at the bottom of the frame. you will only see the pencil if you are allowed to edit.

The other icons on the right of posts are a little thumbs up which can be used to thank someone for posting,this is an open icon and anyone can use it, a cross which will delete the post this is only open for you or a moderator to do and will only appear on your own posts, an excalamation mark which comes up on other peoples posts means you are reporting the post to the moderators, if you use this you will get a little text box pop up asking why and getting you to confirm it. Lots of people have hit that one by mistake when their computer screen moves up quicker than the cursor, but as I say you have to do several more things to make it take effect so pretty safe. The sort of thing you would report is if something was clearly wrong in content or you suspected somebody being on the site without good reason or being malicious (trolling)

I have only had to do that once and I suspect it is rarely used as we all try to resolve any little issues we might have amicably and openly.

The quotes icon " can be used if you want to quote from a post .. probably best to wait to see what that looks like before you try it.

There is another one but without exiting this and going to look I can't remember what it is ..

If you position your cursor or hold a stylus tapper over those icons without actually clicking or tapping a small text box will tell you what each of them are. Edit, delete, thank, quote the one I cannot remember and report.

If you get stuck with posting just ask there is always someone ready and willing to advise you. I hope this makes sense I would never have been a teacher!!

Good luck

xx

Mo

Edited by member 13 Apr 2015 at 17:47  | Reason: Not specified

i forgot to say i had a da vinci op. hardly any scars and very little pain. just getting up out of bed was a bit sore but alot better than i expected.

Hi George, my OH had his prostate removed six weeks ago. He is absolutely fine. Click on my name at bottom of photo to read his profile also. Cheers Georgina

Hi John,

Thanks for that. being very positive about it (as is OH) it is what it is, take it on the chin and respond to the challenge.

will keep you posted about Monday.

George

Thanks Dave,

That is great advice, will take heed, taking on board all advice.

Just read your bio about your post op ED efforts being solo ! brilliant ! take it your not a good catholic boy ! lol

Will keep in touch from Monday.

Good luck 

George

Nearly 53 weeks post di Vinci op and I'm so close to being dry, I can almost touch it! The little stick is beginning to respond to Sidenafil, but nothing happens without physical stimulus. I'm hoping for significant improvement in the next 12 months. I exercise it regularly with a pump.

I'm enjoying life more than ever, played my best ever round of golf last week, and have much to look forward to. I feel blessed and so fortunate my PCa was discovered early.

Paul