4 months after prostate removal and FINALLY starting to get a grip on my incontentince!
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wore depends with no control for so long,,,,, now finally down to a pad or two a day, with minimal leakage, i think another month and i should have it licked! then on the the impotence problem,, nothing there right now.....
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romneyj steve82587
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The key to dealing with impotence is to maintain oxygenation of the corpora cavernosa (the bit that causes the erection) from as soon after the op as possible - daily viagora or cialis (5mg) + a vacuum pump used at least every day. The nerves can take many months to repair from the op (neuropraxia is reversable) but in the mean time if the corpora cavernosa is not kept oxygenated, fibrosis becomes a problem along with collagen deposition and smooth muscle destruction all leading to venous leakage and preventing an erection from being able to be maintained.
If you are dead in spite of all efforts it is worth asking for Caverject - something I was very grateful for while I was getting to the point of being rigid enough on the pills alone for vaginal penetration.
Good luck Steve.
Romney
richard98806 steve82587
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Still working on Kegel exercises, getting old and frustrating.
Did you do anything special.
Way to go!!!
steve82587 richard98806
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richard98806 steve82587
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I have been fortunate that I never had an overnight issue.
barney34567 steve82587
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I regained continence three months post op. What worked best for me was no drinking of anything after say 7pm. That way there was no overnight leakage. During the day don't curtail your intake of liquids lest you end up starving your kidneys and creating yet another problem. It is natural to want to limit the intake of liquids in the day, but that is not the smart thing to do. After all, one day soon you'll want to return to drinking (non alcoholic liquids) as you did before the surgery.
Good luck.