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Prostate cancer surgery: What can I expect & prepare for?
48 about to have prostate removal surgery Just needing some advice or experiences of survivors of this, what to expect and what to prepare for.
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 5, 2025
Has anyone been prescribed hormone therapy prior to surgery?
My husband is at the decision stage between hormone therapy and radiation or surgery. Localized tumor based on PSMA PET, Gleason score 9(4+5) PSA 9.2,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 13, 2025
Anyone been given Tadalafil after prostate cancer surgery?
RP surgery 2 weeks ago. Age 67. Today I picked up an Rz for Tadalafil, which apparently is primarily for ED or enlarged prostate. Obviously,...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 27, 2024
How different is the recovery from surgery (RARP) compared to biopsy?
How much different or worse is the recovery after the surgery compared to the biopsy? My surgery is next month and I just trying to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 20, 2024
Radical Prostatectomy By Robotic Surgery: What can I expect?
I am looking into RP using robotic surgeryWant to get an idea of Where is the best place to go and best surgeon.And if anyone...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 7, 2024
Why would my doctors recommend surgery over radiation?
How come most doctors I talk to recommend RP removal instead of radiation? I ve seen good and bad about radiation. I m low risk...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 31, 2024
What can I expect after radical prostatectomy surgery?
What can I expect after radical prostatectomy surgery I am 62 years old in otherwise above average health. Of 13 core biopsy samples six were...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 24, 2023
Anyone with Experience Getting a Double J Stent With Prostate Surgery
My prostectomy is scheduled for September 2rd. During my most recent televisit with my Urologist, he said - depending on the condition of the bladder...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 18, 2025
Did you have a swollen scrotum after prostate surgery?
My husband had a RLP on 2/28/2025 and his scrotum is very swollen. I brought him to the ER last night and they did a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 10, 2025
What was your PSA at 3 and 6 months after surgery?
I had my prostate out October 3rd. My three month PSA text came back at .06. Good, but not zero. I realize anything under .1...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 15, 2025
What to expect after prostate surgery: How bad is the incontinence?
Having surgery tomorrow to remove prostate and was thinking of going to work in 3 weeks but wondering how bad is the is the incontinence....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 2, 2025
Prostate removed in June 2022. No natural erection since surgery.
Prostrate removed in June 2022 at 65 years old. Everything worked pretty good up until then. Pills do not work. Injections work but very painful...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 17, 2024
What causes penis to change size after prostate surgery?
@mention what cause your penis to become shorten length and size after a laser prostrate surgery
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 10 4:57am
Prostate Cancer: sex drive after surgery or other treatments
hello everyone i was wondering if i could ask a group question, i had my prostate removed back in october since then i have had...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 19, 2023
Surgery, radiation, other - what is the best for 2Ta Gleason 7
I have 2Ta grade, with a Geason 7, and PSA 10. The tumor has push slightly outside the prostate. The surgeon thinks there is a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 29, 2025
PSA Post surgery: What questions to ask medical oncologist?
Hi,My partner has his PSA blood test yesterday (just shy of 2 months post surgery). He had also had it taken 9 days post op...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 16, 2025
How long after prostate cancer surgery is the catheter removed?
Hi All, I had prostatectomy on May 22, and they are removing my catheter on May 28. I don’t love the catheter but I am...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 28, 2025
Severe gas pain nearly two weeks after surgery
Hello everyone. I wanted to ask if anyone has experienced gas pain (or similar) nearly two weeks after surgery. I woke up in the middle...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 15, 2025
Artificial Urinary Sphincter surgery: Only after 6 months
Hello allFirst post allJuly 8th I had RP surgery at University of Chicago hospital.As weeks/months go bye and NO improvement in leakage I’m starting to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 24, 2025