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Posted 09 Feb 2022 at 13:47

Hi there had my op on 22nd Jan  cathiter removed six days later i had a very high sex drive before op but i am apprehensive about about trying sex again although i am getting strong urges and even dreaming about it is it to soon to to try 

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Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 09:46

I started masturbating just over two weeks after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy and was rather disappointed. at first. But at 3 weeks my partner noticed a pre-dawn erection, said "let's not waste this" and it felt great. 

User
Posted 09 Feb 2022 at 13:47

Hi there had my op on 22nd Jan  cathiter removed six days later i had a very high sex drive before op but i am apprehensive about about trying sex again although i am getting strong urges and even dreaming about it is it to soon to to try 

User
Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 12:21

Thanks for reply I have since had I THINK a successful orgasm it felt  like one anyway a bit messy not sure what came out very watery but very enjoyable just the same 

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Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 12:39

Yay for pleasurable orgasms! I hope you go from strength to strength. For me, after the first few rather shaky efforts, I found my orgasms were at least as pleasurable as before, and often more all-over-the-body than before.

If you had your prostate removed and what came out is watery, it could well be urine - remember, the prostate removal also took out one of the valves that controls urine. Now, the only remaining valve is the one that used to control semen. In other words, it used to open at times of orgasm. Now it has to be reprogrammed to stay closed during orgasm. It usually takes quite a few months. 

For a diagram see https://www.recoveringman.net/bladder-control-after-radical-prostatectomy/

The good news is - urine is sterile, so it is not such a big deal to dribble or spurt a bit of it during arousal or orgasm.

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Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 15:28

Shippy I have great confidence that the pelvic floor exercises and expert training from physiotherapists made all the difference. Having said that, I suspect some of it is also going on in the background as our brains have amazing capacity to rewire themselves.

I got the training from a specialist pelvic floor physio, and ever since I have been doing daily exercises to strengthen the muscle. More subtly, learning to distinguish the different parts of pelvic floor back (anal), middle (urine control) and front (supporting erections). 

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Posted 03 Mar 2022 at 19:55

Other people have already responded but from my experience (with my partner who had radical prostatectomy) it’s good to try, gently, as soon as you feel like it. You’d be amazed what you can achieve even when the catheter is still in! 😉

What goes on in your head is at least as important - maybe more so - than what goes on between your legs. Getting your head in the right place is vital to a great sex life after but it’s definitely possible!

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Posted 10 Feb 2022 at 08:43
This would be a question best answered by your surgeon, but it's generally recommended that you wait 3 to 6 weeks after an RP before having sex to give the wounds time to heal.

Best wishes,

Chris

User
Posted 10 Feb 2022 at 09:44

Ok thanks 

User
Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 09:46

I started masturbating just over two weeks after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy and was rather disappointed. at first. But at 3 weeks my partner noticed a pre-dawn erection, said "let's not waste this" and it felt great. 

User
Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 12:21

Thanks for reply I have since had I THINK a successful orgasm it felt  like one anyway a bit messy not sure what came out very watery but very enjoyable just the same 

User
Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 12:39

Yay for pleasurable orgasms! I hope you go from strength to strength. For me, after the first few rather shaky efforts, I found my orgasms were at least as pleasurable as before, and often more all-over-the-body than before.

If you had your prostate removed and what came out is watery, it could well be urine - remember, the prostate removal also took out one of the valves that controls urine. Now, the only remaining valve is the one that used to control semen. In other words, it used to open at times of orgasm. Now it has to be reprogrammed to stay closed during orgasm. It usually takes quite a few months. 

For a diagram see https://www.recoveringman.net/bladder-control-after-radical-prostatectomy/

The good news is - urine is sterile, so it is not such a big deal to dribble or spurt a bit of it during arousal or orgasm.

User
Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 15:16

Thanks for that the link you posted enabled me to understand exactly what is going on in my body you say you have to retrain muscle B is this achieved by the pelvic floor exercises 

User
Posted 13 Feb 2022 at 15:28

Shippy I have great confidence that the pelvic floor exercises and expert training from physiotherapists made all the difference. Having said that, I suspect some of it is also going on in the background as our brains have amazing capacity to rewire themselves.

I got the training from a specialist pelvic floor physio, and ever since I have been doing daily exercises to strengthen the muscle. More subtly, learning to distinguish the different parts of pelvic floor back (anal), middle (urine control) and front (supporting erections). 

User
Posted 03 Mar 2022 at 19:55

Other people have already responded but from my experience (with my partner who had radical prostatectomy) it’s good to try, gently, as soon as you feel like it. You’d be amazed what you can achieve even when the catheter is still in! 😉

What goes on in your head is at least as important - maybe more so - than what goes on between your legs. Getting your head in the right place is vital to a great sex life after but it’s definitely possible!

 
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