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Any suggestions for the wife on how to support my husband?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 7 11:16am | Replies (49)
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One thing I haven't noticed here is that you will become more intimately involved in his genital biology and hopefully you will be ok with it. My wife, in helping me during the catheterization, had never dealt with my penis in a non-sexual way and it was a new experience. The bruising, swelling and cleaning was all new and she helped considerably. And ever since she has seen me with penis clamps, external catheters and the like and has learned to adjust to this new reality. She's a keeper.

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anything4him | @anything4him | Nov 30 9:25am

Thanks for that - it’s all a new experience even just the biopsy side effects. I have a little hospital experience from my college days that kicks in.

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peterj116 | @peterj116 | Nov 30 11:21am

That's true. You'll be a professional nurse in no time. He may not want to even look at the tube poking out for a few days - I sure didn't - so that's your department for a little while. I showered myself once I was up to it, but I didn't have the strength or flexibility to dry myself. And she largely took care of emptying the catheter for me cause I wasn't that stable on my feet.
So you'll be looking at that area in a whole new light. Try to keep your nurse's hat on while you empty the catheter or dry around it, so it doesn't put you off later.

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