Post TURP side effects

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Posted 20 Aug 2019 at 20:03

I had my TURP op last Thursday (decided to have epidural) stayed in hospital just one night . The problem was I couldn’t pee after the nurse took the catheter out so I had a bladder scan and there was 804ml retained in my bladder , hence I now have a catheter until my follow up appointment. My query is........having a catheter in 24/7 is uncomfortable but manageable, lying down and standing is fine but is it quite normal to feel sore and uncomfortable when sitting after having the TURP op just 5days ago ? Any advice would be much appreciated

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Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 12:38

If it is sore at the end of the penis get some instilagel or hydrocaine. They are antiseptic, anesthetic, lubricants. My nurses squirted some down the eye of the penis at the side of the catheter. I push the penis down towards the body , to get more in, do not pull on the catheter.

Thanks Chris

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Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 13:52

Thanks Tony, excellent “engineering” advice, will heed your wise words from someone who’s been further than where I am now right now !,

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Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 11:45

(Response of an engineer, not medical specialist!) From personal experience, possibly normal. Lying down or standing, the catheter will be fairly still and not under stress, but when sitting, you are bending it, so it will stretch across the very tender part of your prostate that is the site of the operation and so feel sore. Another possibility is that the catheter is not completely free to slide through your prostate and so putting it under stress as you move.

Once the catheter is out, you may feel sore again when passing water until the prostate heals fully. Also you may find you are passing the odd blood clot - that seems to be normal, but any continuous bleeding should be referred immediately for medical attention.

Tony

TURP then LRP in 2009/2010. Lots of leakage but PSA < 0.1 AMS-800 Artificial Sphincter activated 2015.

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Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 12:38

Thanks Chris

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Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 13:45

Thanks for such a speedy response Chris, thankfully the end of the penis isn’t sore and I’m able to keep everything clean & shipshape including regular removal of debris (dried blood) down there. The soreness is concentrated on what feels like along the line of the uretha, as you say, the side of the catheter along the penis. Probably the proximity of the post-op catheter to the fresh wound of the TURP op.

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Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 13:52

Thanks Tony, excellent “engineering” advice, will heed your wise words from someone who’s been further than where I am now right now !,

User

Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 13:59

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Thanks for such a speedy response Chris, thankfully the end of the penis isn’t sore and I’m able to keep everything clean & shipshape including regular removal of debris (dried blood) down there. The soreness is concentrated on what feels like along the line of the uretha, as you say, the side of the catheter along the penis. Seems like the cause is probably the proximity of the post-op catheter to the fresh wound of the TURP op.
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Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 14:09

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Thanks Tony, excellent “engineering” advice, will heed your wise words from someone who’s been further than where I am now right now !

I’ve since been informed that my hospital-installed 24/7 catheter won’t be removed for another 3 weeks (9th September), which will be almost a month since it’s installation. Did this happen to you, or anyone else out there ?

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Posted 21 Aug 2019 at 19:45

I once went into theatre for a simple dilation and woke up with people milling round trying to get a supra pubic catheter installed. I also had a urethral catheter fitted, it transpired that they had punctured my urethra with the guide wire. The urethral catheter stopped in for a month to let things heal, so perhaps a month for you may be common. Our hospital only does Twoc and catheter removals on certain days so that could have a bearing on the length of time your catheter will be in.

Hope all goes well.

Thanks Chris.

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