My husband was diagnosed 2015 with locally advanced prostate cancer treated by robotic surgery plus radiotherapy a few months later as some breakout - clinical trial. Incontinence was moderate to begin with but most unfortunately found to have bladder cancer two years later tho fortunately early non-invasive type.
Treated but had some recurrence. Incontinence became total.
No recurrence now for 5 years thankfully.
But as a result of all this and :
- many cystoscopies to monitor /treat
- course of chemo into bladder
- infections++ including urosepsis after a failed flexible cystoscopy ( scary as hell)
- recurring stenosis and multiple bladder neck incisions
- recurring acute retention becoming more frequent
- inability to self catheterise ( not surprisingly you will understand! )
- and the bladder cancer meaning a suprapubic catheter is ruled out as risk of residual or recurring cancer cells travelling :-(
SO - now looking at referral in London to explore feasibility of reconstructive surgery.
And we are wandering if anyone here has been down that road and anything useful to share?
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