Who else is gonna kick P C'S ass?

miami62 my experience was challenging but not horrible. Going home with a catheter is zero fun and took me several days to even look at it. Use the lidocaine cream. It will help. I wore over sized sweat pants and got by ok with those. I did get out and walk outside a few times with the bag that attaches to an ankle. Post-catheter I used pads for awhile just to avoid any dribbles. Moving the wrong way while seated or watching a comedy special always produced and the small pads helped avoid multiple clothing changes. I stayed close to the house for about three weeks post surgery. After that time I felt comfortable enough going out without a pad but I still wore one. Eventually I ditched the pad. I felt I had enough control to go without. I had surgery in Oct. of '21 and I really have no incontinence at all. I'm 58 and was reasonably fit before my surgery.

Best of luck to you. Listen to your body and be patient with yourself. You'll get through it just fine.

Thank you, Patrick
Continued good health to you sir!

I was 60 years old when I had my RALP last August. I spent 1 night in hospital. Got up and walked twice after surgery. One time only a few steps. Second time to hospital room door. No real pain. Second day walked all around hospital floor and then was sent home. Catheter for 8 days. Annoying but not painful. First night my wife emptied large bag for me as I was not able to bend very well. After this I handled. Took some OTC Tylenol but pain very minimal. I was surprised as to how little discomfort I had as this was my first surgery. Eat light the first week and make sure you are taking Colace for bowel movements. I was walking around the house regularly the first week. Never used small bag as I was filling up large bag every few hours. My shoulders were sore. The Doctors say it is from the gas they pump into you during surgery. I think it os partly from being on the operating table that is being pivoted all around for the robotic surgery. Who knows. The removal of the catheter was painless and very liberating. Lol. No real issues with incontinence. Wore depends Depends for a month and switched to pads after for another 2 months. Honestly, after the first 2 weeks I didn't need anything but I didn't want to take a chance. You'll get through the operation fine. Good luck with everything.

Im glad yours went that smoothly, and I thank you for the replay! I am anticipating the same results, my urologist is very confident that mine is a very straight forward case.

Excellent! Best of Luck.

Very similar experience to PerryChristopher. Walked 20 mins daily in the house in 5 min segments looping the kitchen, dining room and family room.
Used only the large 2000 ml bag. I put the urine bag in a plastic 2 gallon cleaning bucket and carried the bucket everywhere.
Ate small amounts at a time: soup, eggs and my favorite, Kodiak Powercakes Buttermilk; whole grain and I could eat leisurely.
Cleaned catheter daily (utube videos on line) and dab of Vaseline. Do not fear pulling out the catheter; it is secured in the bladder by a water or air inflated balloon.
10 days of attention, and in the rear view mirror good luck; you will do fine.

As someone starting this ‘journey’, it is very inspiring and encouraging to hear positive experiences. Thank you guys for sharing!

I am 57 and just had my 3-month post radical prostatectomy PSA check (Gleason 7 - 4/3, negative margins, no metastasis discovered). Very happy to have my first PSA check to come back undectable and prognosis positive. As long as you have done your homework and chosen a well qualified surgeon that has several hundred radical prostatectomies (with nerve sparring) under his/her belt, my recommendation would be to keep a positive attitude, trust in the process and make sure you follow through with your Kegel exercises. For me, the first week was quite uncomfortable. The catheter and the referred pain in my shoulder (from the gas used to expand stomach) were the worst part. After the catheter was removed and the gas dissipated, recovery was quite easy. I did have a few months of incontinence and ED, but both have significantly improved over the past few months. Control of my bladder is almost back to normal.

I am so happy to have this cancer out of my body. However, I am a realist and know that cancer is cancer, and it can always could come back. Given that I have all of the known cancer out of my abdomen gives me a lot of peace. BTW, Mayo Connect is awesome and REALLY helped with my emotional recovery.

Best of luck and I pray all goes well for your upcoming radical prostatectomy!!

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You've been told about the catheter and exercising. but I haven't seen any mention of swelling, or incision concerns. By day four, my penis and scrotum were very swollen and black and blue, though not in any pain. I saw one guy liken it to having Jabba the Hut between his legs. They were back to normal size within another week. The leg with the catheter attached swelled up (lymph fluid I think), and I couldn't elevate it unless I unattached the catheter, which at first seemed intimidating. And the many incision holes, from the DaVinci robot, caused me a lot of irritation. I was told not to itch or towel them too much after a shower but they were very sensitive against my shirts and bedsheets. I finally put large bandaids over each one and managed to not go crazy.