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@mtb63

Hi @bjroc ... thanks for your update and candor with your side effects. I am happy for you that they have been satisfactory. You are the first person I have read about who referred to perineum pain. This is a side effect I have experienced as a result of "nerve sparing laparoscopic RP". For me, it has been 7 months, and I still notice a "tenderness" or "pressure sensitivity" along the perineum. I am hoping for a return to serious cycling fairly soon, but am reticent to make this worse (I have purchased a specialized seat to reduce pressure in that area - but still feel it). I am doing kegels multiple times/day and even using red & near-infrared light therapy to recover. Seems to take forever. Is there anything you have been doing to alleviate this? Or did you learn anything about this symptom? Thanks and best on your continuing recovery.

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Hi @mtb63, yes that perineum pain was very real. I just thought it was something like the area is bruised and swollen. Mine did go away after a month, didn't do that much, aleve and so on. There is an awful lot that is close by that area as you know that may get some damage. There could be just about anything you think of from nerves to GI to just the way the robot surgery works and is invasive on areas (glad I didn't have it). I would think it is something the robot "bumped" or damaged in the way it works. I hope you are able to recover from it. Perhaps some imaging might help see what is going on.