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Hi Phill

You really do need to get hold of your precise diagnosis - if they've looked at the biopsy material, they will have this. It sounds like you had a transperineal template biopsy - that should have identified the areas of the prostate impacted. It's pretty impossible to give you any advice, or even for you to choose yourself, without having this information. Also, have you had an MRI scan and/or a bone scan?

Do you have an assigned Macmillan or specialist nurse? If so, call them and ask for an appointment so they can go through your diagnosis with you.

Meanwhile, you should request the Toolkit from this site, which contains leaflets about all the common procedures, side effects, etc.

Had my robotic prostatectomy on the 10th October and to be honest 40 mins after returning to the ward I felt very good indeed. If it wasnt for the catheter and Doctors orders I would have been up and about within the hour. The staff thought this was down to the pain meds I was still on from the Op but the next day I felt even better. I was up and about on my feet by 10am on the following day and I was discharged from hospital on that day at 4pm. But for a little soreness around the point where the Prostate was pulled through, I had no pain or discomfort of any kind from the other 6 sites and no pain whatsoever from the area where the prostate was. My catheter was removed on the22nd and but for two dribbles shortly thereafter I have not had any leakage nor have I had any discomfort or problems passing urine. I have been wearing pads through the night on the last 3 nights but have awoke with them dry. I also have had erections, not fully erect but somewhere halfway there, I put this down to my surgeon sparing the nerve on the righthand side. I am very much over the moon with my recovery and put a lot of it down to being very fit in the first place plus doing the pelvic floor excercises 3 times a day since my diagnosis in July. Of course my Surgeons skills were perfect and I can highly recommend surgery to anyone out there. I concider myself very blessed to have come through the process pretty much unscathed so far.

Edited by member 25 Oct 2019 at 17:50  | Reason: Not specified

I have re read my post and nowhere does it knock anyone else for being unfit, wind your neck in dude, its really not my fault your having a bad time. Dont knock me because I'm doing ok. post has been edited now. screw this site, I really dont need you anyway.

Edited by moderator 25 Oct 2019 at 22:38  | Reason: Not specified

please stay mate, we need varied input