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@surftohealth88 I believe that's a reference to possible shortening of the penis due to the urethra being cut & then stretched back up to join at the bottom of the bladder.
Not much else to say about that. The jokes write themselves.
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@peterj116 -- I thought that as well until I ran across the Mayo video below. I believe the bladder is dropped down to make up for the prostate removal. The penis isn't pulled in. But the nature of the penis soft tissue is such that without the normal nighttime erections, the soft tissue of the penis tends to stiffen/scar and it simply can't stretch as far later. Here's a link to one of the Mayo urologists who was (I think) part of the study that figured this out. He explains starting at 15:00:
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Ah , OK lol, luckily nothing looks "pulled" in our case 😆👍
One more reason why it is very important to find "super experienced" surgeon, I guess.