3 WEEK REPORT 👍🧿😊

Honestly, if we did not have that pathology report hanging over our heads, we would be now celebrating and would be almost completely back to normal. Surgery itself is now almost a "distant memory". There is no pain anywhere, incisions are pink tiny lines since crusting is gone, small bruising is gone above navel and big bruises on ribs are gone also. I have to say that surgeon did a great hob placing probes - somehow they were all in one line and that way muscles were not injured in different planes all over the belly. Maybe that technique made his recovery so fast, that and I am sure other things that were done inside that caused minimal trauma to the area.

Regrading incontinence it is at this point really minimal. Thinnest Tena pad is more than enough. He uses 2 a day for sanitary reasons although one would be sufficient. I knew that future patients would like to know exact numbers , so I asked him to weight his pads yesterday. Morning 7:00 am to 4:30 pm was 9 grams , from 4:30 to midnight 11 grams. However there is some leaking during the night , 11 grams. It is tiny but interesting that it is there and he goes to pee at least once during the night and there is a LOT to pee, so maybe we should go easy on liquids before bedtime. All in all, we are more than happy with results since he is now only 2 weeks post catheter, and started Kegel exercises 10 days ago, and not a full program. He was advised to do basic ones and wait some more before starting core and pelvic floor exercises.

Regarding ED - I will be honest upfront and say that you will have to read between lines since yes, I am somewhat uncomfortable talking about such intimate details *blush, I will just say that "it" is showing signs of life. I also want to say that even if it did not at all, my ONLY concern is my husband's longevity and happiness, I said it in my first post on this forum and I stand by it firmly. I would rather have him by my side and see his smile first thing in the morning than having anything else in this whole world. ED is not even on a list of "important things" in a grand scale of relationship and love after 40 years of being together. 🥰💖 What I am concerned about is penile rehabilitation in a sense that "it" stays healthy and does not atrophy since it can cause functional problems with urination, or similar. So yes, he will stay on Cialis and start "exercising it" per doctors instructions in a week or so.

He is working full time and is walking a lot and can not wait to be able to do some more sporty things. His energy level is normal, so I hope his blood count is back to normal too. I will make sure he goes to a walk-in-lab and check his basic metabolic panel and blood count next week and I am tempted to do PSA 😬 too, although it is super early and will not be correct - I just needed to see it going down - If I am crazy with that idea - please let me know 😬.

As always - LOVE TO ALLLL !!! 💖💖💖
Hope that you are having successful progress in any kind of treatments that you are having right now 🍀🍀🍀👍😊.