I was taking 3000mg per day of OTC Tylenol for the 1st week. Also took the prescribed med to ease the catheter irritation. I think it was called Peridium? I also took OTC Colace stool softener 2 times/day. I was careful with food intake. Oatmeal in morning. Tuna for lunch. Some sort of veggie dish for dinner. Even with this I didn't have a bowel movement for 4 days after surgery. On day 8 they removed catheter. No big deal there. I kept taking the Peridium until I ran out. I had a 10 day supply. Also cut Tylenol dose in half on day 8. Stopped all Tylenol on day 12. Feel fine now. A little urine leakage but not much. I am going every 3 hours. I asked my surgeon about this yesterday on my Post Surgery meeting and he said I will get back to normal. He wrote a script for Physical Therapy to strengthen Pelvic muscles. They will teach me to do Kegels correctly I hope. My pathology report was good. No Lymph nodes had PCa nor did anything else. Both nerve bundles spared. I had a 1 mm area of PCa near the edge of prostrate removed but all was contained in prostate. He did not cut across any PCa. I have a PSA test scheduled in 5 weeks. He said no radiation required. Hopefully it stays that way. Hope this helps.

I don’t have pain, but serious discomfort in the abdomen from the incisions. I am wearing a corset that is supposed to help, and walking, indoors. (It’s Texas and it’s hot!) I’m eating oatmeal and salads, and did 4-5 weeks of PT, kegels, before the surgery and am looking forward to going back. I’m taking an occasional Tylenol but no other medication.

I see my Surgeon again on 9/1 for cath removal, and hopefully, the lab results on the prostate and two lymph nodes. The surgeon was very enthusiastic the day following the surgery, so I am optimistic.