Robotic prostatectomy still not recovered

Hi Adrian 

Thanks for your quick reply 

yes I've had my first blood test and consultation (PSA was zero)

incontinence wise I have pretty much recovered

I did mention to the consultant about the pain and he said they had put stiches in the floor muscle to help with incontinence? and to take it easy with the rehabilitation (A bit vague I know!) 

I might of injured myself going to toilet but It was pretty much like it from the get go! 

Apart from that everything went smoothly, from diagnosis to operation under 6 months, I can't fault the NHS, they were all fantastic and the nurses on the ward have a really difficult job putting up with some cantankerous, attention seeking old men! lol 

As far as my History go's not really much to tell but it might help as a warning! 

Around September time last year (2023) I had a bit of a problem burning pain in my bladder and trouble peeing.

I booked an appointment with my GP's but the symptoms went away before I attended, I was given a prostrate exam which seemed normal and a PSA blood test, I was started on antibiotics for suspected prostratitis.

the blood test come back a bit high so I was sent for a MRI scan which come back normal size prostrate but an area of concern.

I was then sent for a biopsy and other tests in December and everything seemed ok (prostrate exam, urine flow etc)

up until this point I had no more symptoms at all and I was quite confident it was a false alarm.

Unfortunately a few weeks later the biopsy come back positive for cancer 4+3. 

I was then called back to the Urology Clinic to discuss my options going forward (we are into January 2024 now)

which was Surveillance and hormone tablets, radiation therapy or a robotic prostatectomy.

because of my age (58) we agreed on the Prostatectomy over other the treatments.

The  reasons was A) I was going to have to have it done at some stage so why put it off,and there is more risk of it spreading with surveillance, B) the radiation treatment is normally aimed at older patients.

So then come April I was in having my operation and out again 24hrs later. everything was a bit difficult and painful for the first month but thing have slowly got better from then on.

At this Point I would really like to stress, apart from that one weekend in September all the way through to the operation, I never had any symptoms! and a very nearly never bothered going to my GP's appointment in the first place! which obviously would of meant I could of been going around undiagnosed with cancer until it was too late! 

So people if in doubt you really need to get yourselves checked out👍

 Good luck Ross

one of the reasons I ask these questions is I have the DWP trying to pressurize me into going back to work!

they have been on my case since day 1 TBH and I had to get the nice people mcmillan to get them to back off!.

cheers Ross

Hi Steve

I work construction

In the UK we have a universal benefit system where just you get lumped in with, and treated like all the other benefit claimants!
and despite being signed off sick by a doctor, you still get someone from the benefits office calling you every 2 weeks to check your progress???.
Some of them are quite confrontational and in my opinion shouldn't be asking personal heath questions!
(the last thing you need when worrying about dying!)

Someone with cancer should be automatically taken out of that system paid the benefits their entitled to
until their either declared fit by their doctor or have passed away.

Edited by member 24 Jun 2024 at 10:23  | Reason: Not specified