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SBRT vs. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 6, 2023 | Replies (62)

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@whudup1

After this Surgery, Do you have to urinate alot more.
For instance traveling???

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I have been urinating more often. Traveling has not been a problem for me, but we have been making more stops than usual. Thinking the reason I urinate more frequent is to avoid potential accidents. Over the past month, leakage has been my biggest issue. Over this time period, I have been letting myself go longer with pretty good success. I believe it is just a matter of time.
I would recommend wearing a diaper after the RP. They are quite comfortable and eliminates worry about leakage. I use the Depends Fit-Flex, found them to be the most comfortable, least bulky, and best sealing around edges. Also, I would recommend using a 3'x3' heavy absorption pad when sleeping (versus the smaller ones), there will be accidents where pee gets out of the diaper and the smaller pads don't provide a high level of confidence there won't be a mess on your sheets.

I definitely did shortly after the surgery, say for the first 3 mos it was very annoying, then started getting better. I'm at about 15 mos now and just took a 6 hour car ride, stopped twice.

A few weeks ago I took a 4 hour motorcycle ride, my butt and fuel gave out before I had to stop to urinate.