Hi all,
I decided to go with surgery, robot assisted prostatectomy.
I am 4 weeks post OP as of yesterday. I had surgery on friday 24th jan and was sent home on sunday 26th.
Bar the hour or 2 post OP, I have had zero pain. The most annoying part of the first few days was the catheter. I hated it, but was just annoying, rather than painful. Correct catheter care is essential as I was a bit easy going and ended up with an infection after it was removed.
After catheter removal, I have to say I got a little disheartened as I was leaking quite a bit, had very little control and was wearing quite a large pad (small nappy). But that was short lived. Catheter out 2 weeks now, infection has cleared and I have pretty good control, little leakage and am only wearing a small (Tena for men) pad, quite like a sanitary pad. Unnoticable. This will get better with every day that passes, so dont lose heart.
With regard to erectile issues, I'm taking viagra twice a week to stimulate blood flow. This seems to be working well but havent tried sex yet, but will do in the coming days. Unable to get an erection without viagra yet but its early and this can take a bit longer to recover.
I am happy with my decision and after early disappointment, the last few days have see huge improvement. If you have any specific questions, please do ask.
Take care.