← Return to 7 weeks after Prostatectomy and still waking up a lot to pee.

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@survivor5280

When you get a prostatectomy they take more than your prostate, they also take two sphincters that men have over women to control our bladder, being left with the same mechanisms that women have. It takes getting used to. When you pee do you have the urge and it's indeed quite a bit or is it less than what you think a full bladder should be? I ask because you could have bladder urgency that doesn't really required you to go pee but you think it does, and you can try waiting those a bit more each day until you get through a night. You can also take Oxybutynin to help with bladder urgency - I was put on that as a precaution but stopped it after a few days past surgery.

For me I notice nothing different, it feels like the same system is still there and while I was usually up 1 time a night to pee, now I'm not.

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Hi Survivor,

Thanks for the insight. At night it’s not quite as full as during the day but seems like there was enough to warrant going. It could be partially mental as well just being worried about an accident and by the sounds of it from everyone over time that will just go away as I get used to this new normal.

I will ask about Oxybutynin and see if that’s something that would be good for me even short term.

Thanks Again for your feedback.