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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 25 9:23am | Replies (131)
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You'll be happy you made the decision to go with the Tulsa procedure with Dr. Ramen. Everything works, and my urine flow is probably better than it's ever been. The first 12 hours after the procedure are the worst. You'll have a strong urge to urinate, but you'll have a catheter. They'll give you meds for that, and they work. The next day you'll be learning how to deal with the catheter. Pay attention when the discharge nurse tells you how to care for it, you have to keep it clean, the last thing you want is an infection. I would say the most important preperation is to get some pants that will accommodate your catheter bag and hose. Take those with you the day of your procedure. Icwore Levis, big mistake. They make pants specifically for this. At home, I cut a hole in the side if a pair of PJ'S, kept the hose inside the pj's pant leg and hung the bag on the outside of the hole I cut. That worked great. After a week, You'll go see the urologist, that catheter will get removed in a split second. It's painful but it's over before you have time to react. THEN, they make you pee to be sure you can empty your bladder. It's going to be difficult, but you'll do it. After that it's going to be had to pee, especially for the first few weeks. I was beginning to think that it was never going to get better, but at 6 weeks, my stream was good. You'lk see bloid in your urine for weeks. They removed most of my prostate, but not all. I'm able to reach orgasm with an erection that is as good as before the procedure, which is ok. Very little ejaculate. It's been about 8 months now and I'm super happy that I chose Tulsa. NO negative side effects which is what we all hope for. Best of luck to you, and tell Dr. Ramen hi from me. You made the right choice.