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Posted 03 Jul 2016 at 20:26

Thanks for all this info Chris, I will pass this on to my dad, got a little confused dads op is a week on Tuesday, don't Know where I've got Thursday from !! My brains mushed at the mo,

Can 33 year olds have senior moment ? Lol

Will update after dads op

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 17:38

It's my dads big day tomorrow, He will say bye bye to his prostrate and hopefully his cancer forever, although we are being realistic that he may need R/T afterwards,I feel really emotional and nervous today (you would think it was me having the op !!i would do anything for me to have cancer rather than my daddy) Myself and my Mam will be taking him to the Freeman hospital tomorrow morning for 7.00am, hopefully he will be 1st on the list,
Does anyone know how long this op takes please (robotic surgery) and whether we will get to see him after surgery ?

Viv x

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 18:34

Good luck to you all
My op took 4 1/2 hrs by hand laparoscopic.

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 18:54

I went in at 7.00AM, saw the surgeon for a quick chat and do the paperwork, then saw the anaesthetist for a chat and a bit more paperwork. Then got gowned up, surgical stockings, a few more questions on allergies tagged up and ready to go. Then had a slight delay because the air scrubbers in theatre were not working. Into the anaesthetic room, asked if it was too late to change my mind, had the cannulas etc fitted and off to sleep. Woke up in recovery had a cup of coffee and the best toast ever. I was then driven to the ward by a porter who had aspirations of being an F1 driver, arrived about 14.00. The surgeon had already phoned the wife to say all had gone well. The actual op was around 4 hours.

They wanted me out of bed and sitting in a chair by 18.00.

All the best for tomorrow, make sure he has ear plugs for the night in hospital and remember no straining to pass that first motion.

Thanks Chris

PS it was Robot surgery.

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 18:56

Thanks for the reply Chris
Will post a little update tomorrow evening

Viv

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 19:04

Hi Chris thanks for replying

And sharing this Info, I will take note about the ear plugs !!!

Viv x

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 19:24

Hi Viv

All the best to your Dad for tomorrow. Hopefully he will feel pretty good after the op but try to make sure he doesn't overdo things.

There will be a lot of swelling and things will be a strange colour for quite a while. Not the sort of thing he might want to discuss with his daughter but he might reassurance that this is normal.

Kind regards

Kevan

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 19:30

Open RP and laparoscopic tend to be a bit quicker at 4 - 5 hours. Robotic can be anything from 4 - 6 hours. Sometimes it takes longer because they decide to send some tissue to the lab for testing during the op, or because there has been something unexpected. My husband's op was much longer because they had to get through scar tissue from previous ops (he had his appendix out years ago, and some other op that I have forgotten) plus they had to redesign the bottom of his bladder (which they had not anticipated). That meant that I was sitting in a hospital waiting room at 10.30pm waiting for the surgeon to come & tell me how it had gone .... very stressful!

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 19:37

Hi Kevan

Thanks for your kind words and advice x

Hi Lyn

I didn't realise it could take that long,

I bet you were stressed that's a long day !!

Hoping my dads op doesn't take that long, I can see tomorrow being a clock watching kind of day ;-(

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 20:53

Fingers crossed for dad tomorrow Viv. I'm sure that the knowledge that you and your mum will be there waiting for him when he comes out of the anaesthetic will boost him.

Take a book/newspaper/kindle or whatever you both need to distract you from the waiting. It won't go any quicker fretting about it.
The longer it takes doesn't mean something sinister. It just means the surgeon is doing a thorough job!

Don't forget plenty of small change for drinks machines etc. Make sure your phone is charged up (easy to forget when you are rushing around organising everything else)

It will all be over before you know it, and life can return to some semblance of normality.

Make sure dad rests

Best wishes to all of you

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 20:54

My op (da Vinci robot) took over 7 hours but please don't let the extra time for me worry you because we all are different and I would view my op as successful as far as PCa is concerned. I went down to the theatre quite early in the morning and my wife came to see me in the evening.

You obviously have a wonderful relationship with your dad. I would put money on it that if a choice was possible your dad wouldn't change places with you for anything (being a dad to a daughter I know this!)

I had my op over 3 and half years ago and I am still here. Thinking of you tomorrow and wishing you all the very best.

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Posted 11 Jul 2016 at 22:23

Hope all goes well with your dad tomorrow, will be thinking of you all

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Posted 12 Jul 2016 at 08:38

Good luck to you all today and I really hope things go as smoothly as possible.

I have my consultants interview tomorrow to decide what's going to happen with me. Anticipation is high, worry is low. Q'ai cera and all that, lol. I just hope that I am able to have a choice as to which treatment to have.

Again, good luck! We are all with you!

Glen

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Posted 12 Jul 2016 at 12:30

Good luck for today...

KRO...

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Posted 12 Jul 2016 at 21:57

Hi
So my dad had his prostate removed today, He Went down to theatre at 1.00pm and was still in recovery at 8.30 this evening, The amazing staff at the Freeman hospital allowed us to see him in recovery for a short while, It was a bit of a shock to see my dad all wired up and in pain but I know he's in good Hands, looking forward to seeing him tomorrow, hopefully a bit brighter than today,
X

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Posted 12 Jul 2016 at 22:16

Great news Viv
He might be in for an uncomfortable first night ( the gas they fill you with causes quite a bit of pain ) , but hopefully by the time you see him tomorrow things will have settled down a bit.
Best wishes
Chris

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Posted 12 Jul 2016 at 22:48

Hi Vivienne,

Good news that your dad has had the operation. I'm sure his recovery will go well.

May I wish your dad all the best for the months to come.

Steve

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Posted 13 Jul 2016 at 07:15

Hi Viv,

Glad your Dad has had his operation and I hope his recovery goes smoothly for him.

Wishing you and your family well for the times ahead,

John

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Posted 13 Jul 2016 at 07:23

Good to hear that part is over,that sounds like a long day for you all. I was fairly pain free and had no discomfort from the gas CJ mentioned,but I saw quite a few guys who were uncomfortable with it. I suspect he will look alot brighter when you see him today. So now it is keep mobile but no marathons.

Thanks Chris.

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Posted 13 Jul 2016 at 09:14

Glad that's over for him (and all of you)

Before he leaves hospital get him to ask about something for constipation because he won't want to be straining believe me.

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