23 days post turp - saw uro today
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Saw my uro today for my first follow up since turp on Dec.14th surgery. I asked the doctor about my current state of urgency and frequency. I am going about every hour during the day and i get up twice a night to urinate. He advised me I am doing great at only just past 3 weeks, we also went over the pictures of my prostate before and after surgery. He advised me he did some work to my bladder neck also. He advised me to stop taking my daily Cialis and to also stop the Mybetrigg he prescribed to me right after surgery. I have been released to go play golf again and am reassured that time and patience will do the rest. No signs of cancer tissue and the bleeding has stopped when I urinate. I also asked him about taking an drugs like Jayln or Flowmax at this point, he advised me the blockage was removed and that would not do me any good. So I guess I just have to continue on the path to let me body heal itself at it's current state. I asked him why I have not seen any shedding of blood clots or tissue during this time, I have been reading about a lot of guys saying they have gone through time post surgery. He advised me that obviously that is not a good situation to have happen and be happy it has not happened to this point, but it still may happen in the future. I will see my uro in 3 more months for the next follow up. Thanks to all for your comments and I have enjoyed reading everyone else's storys of the adventure of going through post turp recovery. Be good everybody.
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Waffalobill rick47445
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joe78408 rick47445
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Rick,
I think you are right on schedule, just do what the doc tells you to do or not do. "No lifting or straining" is what I was told. Im 70 rys old, just over 8 weeks post turp 11/08/16 with the same surgery you had and doing very well. All functions are back to normal, so good to sleep the night thru. I wish you to have the same outcome as I, couldn't ask for a better outcome.
rick47445 joe78408
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joe78408 rick47445
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j12080 rick47445
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John
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frank74205 rick47445
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My uro wanted to do a turp on me ,and at 87 i was must admit i was scared. Now after hearing the good news with you ,i might consider it? Did they do a urodynamics test before surgery,
Thanks so much Rick ,looking forward to your response?
frank,
rick47445 frank74205
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Waffalobill frank74205
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Frank, it's not really that bad. Pain wise the Cath hurts. Surgery wise I didn't feel a thing. 3 or 4 days after, when mild pain and stinging from Cath goes away, you don't feel a thing really. Least I didn't. Even passing the clots and tissue isn't painful. Doc gave me pain pills. I gave them back. Told him to dispose of them. I didn't need them.
frank74205 rick47445
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frank
frank74205 Waffalobill
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thanks
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Waffalobill frank74205
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paul96555 rick47445
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Hey Rick, twice a night only 3 weeks in, sounds good to me, I am sure you can expect better over the weeks and months to come. They say the full effects can take up to a year. My volume went up from average 250 ml to average 400, occasionally 550, at the 6 month mark (there was a sudden improvement last month). My bleeding (Holep but very like TURP) was in week 3 after the op. It is actually quite alarming (it doesn't take much blood to make the pee look red) so I really wouldn't be wishing for it if I were you. I expect it will come next week when some scabs come off. And the clots can be scarey too. I really wouldn't be complaining about not experiencing them - I only ever had two really big clots, the rest were all tiny. The pee-pain ended for me at end week 2, just before the blood started during week 3, clots end week 3, then suddenly all clear, never any more blood or clots. Frequency improvements and volume improvements were quite slow to come (he had worked on top of my prostate, as for you), flow rate was brilliant from end week 3. Different for everyone of course, my prostate was only 22cc so really small (yet inflammation was causing blockage). Overall, I am very pleased, especially to have avoided ever taking flowmax or finasteride/dutasteride. I bet that you end up with a good result too given time. Try to avoid ejaculation for 2 months as per the TURP patient specification, it brings on bleeding but might cause problems for some men. Give time to heal, don't be impatient. I waited 7 weeks, first time was completely insensate (no feeling at ejaculation) which was worrying - had I waited even a little longer, later on sensation began to come back (now, 7 months after the op, I have 75% of it back, which I think to be a fair trade for peeing well with no likelihood of needing any more procedures, ever - I should never see my uro' again - will drop him one last note at anniversary of op to give final data ... I am not really expecting to ever get the last 25% of sensation back, but who knows - might do). So I wished I hadn't bothered at 7 weeks, as it just worried me, the initial effect (I left it two more weeks in disgust, found 30% of sensation had come back, more and more has come since - it's taken some time though, albeit was quickly at 60%). And I was only 49 then, so if I can wait that long, anyone can !
Anyway, best of luck, you don't seem to be reporting anything too bad. Flowmax : don't take it if not needed, it can make later cataract surgery a little harder. Enjoy the golf.
rick47445 paul96555
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Paul, I have been taking 2 motrin pm before going to sleep for years to make me sleep better and not have to get up so many times to urinate. I am going to try to cut down and elimate the motrin pm in a few weeks to see how I do. I tried flowmax years ago when I first went to my uro for one month, he told me if it did not improve my symtoms by then it would not do anything for me, it made no difference. That was four years ago, I just recently went back to my uro after four years to get something done since I was urinating every 30 minutes, I had to have the camera routine done again and the pee test with the electrodes and catherter installed to check my flow and pressure of my bladder. At least this time I was knocked out for the camera test. The first time I was awake and it scared the hell out of me, then 30 minutes later I did the p*ss test. That was the worst day of my life, I called my wife and told her that I was violated and no man should ever have to have those 2 tests done the same time. I am glad to have had the turp done and hope I continue to heal up and feel normal again, I just have to be patient and let my body do it's thing. Thanks for your comments.
Waffalobill rick47445
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I did the urodynamics test and scoped same day. Wasn't to bad. Was awake for them. Then had to be scoped a second time 5 months later. Awake again for it. That 3 way Foley catheter was huge compared to the camera. Lol.