Just back from having my catheter removed and 7 days after my RALP. Two areas I'd ask others who've had this surgery. 1. Were you well trained in care and operation of your catheters? I told my doctor he needed to publish a "Catheters for Dummies" Manual. I didn't know I could open the anchor bracket and move the tube to my right leg so I could elevate my left leg, which was filling with lymph fluids. My wife and I felt like the parents of a newborn child, not knowing what we don't know. And 2. My six puncture holes from the DaVinci (5 plus a drain) got no attention at all during my visit today and I was so concerned with my continence I forgot to ask. How long before they fully heal?