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I am one year out from my robot-assisted radical prostatectomy at Rochester. Prior to the procedure, my surgeon told me 90% of his patients were dry at one year but I seem to be among the unlucky 10% and am still using 2-3 pads per day. I've done my Kegals pretty religiously and also did a physical therapy pelvic floor rehab program but have not seen any improvement over the last few months. My local urologist told me he hasn't seen anyone improve much after a year and wants to put an artificial sphincter in me. Is there anyone out there who dried up more than a year after their surgery? Is there anything else you did that I can try? I fear that buying pads is going to be a permanent part of my budgeting and I'll be looking for a bathroom every couple of hours. My margins and nodes were clear and so far my PSAs have been undetectable so I guess that's a win but the urinary issues are frustrating. The ED is no fun either but nothing seems to help with that. Any advice or tips would be helpful and appreciated.
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I had robotic - assisted radical prostate surgery on June 6, 2022. It was at a Yale-New Haven affiliated hospital. The surgeon and I rarely communicated, but I guess he knew what he was doing. I just had my PSA level tested and it was .08. So far so good.
As most of the men posting here, I pissed blood and urine in copious amounts during the first month after surgery. My wooden bedroom floor is still stained with blood and urine streaks. I am still incontinent. But I usually wake up in time to make it to the bathroom. Despite that, I still have a few of those pink plastic hospital pitchers by my bed.
I use about 1 padded brief a day. I am 70 years old and retired so some days I simply stay naked. (My 5 cats don't care!) Other days I may need to wash and put on a clean one twice.
I use:
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