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Just had a TURP operation. Need post operation advice

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we60818
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New to this forum. Wished I had joined months ago to take advantage of - what appears to be - all of the helpful advice (thanks).

I am 55 year old and told I am relatively young to be afflicted with an enlarged median lobe of my prostate that was restricting urine flow and emptying of my bladder. I had a TURP operation just over a week ago (9 days ago or 31st Oct). Although I suppose I have got through the operation OK - it was one of the most harrowing things that I have had to endure. I am now 9 days post op and still in some discomfort. If folks have any useful advice and/or tips for what may be round the corner and what I might expect with resect to recuperation, then they would be most welcome. EG., side effects, amount of activity I should be doing, what to do, what not to do, pelvic floor exercises? etc. Thanks, John.

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  • peter09839
    peter09839 we60818

    Posted

    Hi John

    I still have my catheter 1 month after the operation, hopefully it will be removed this week and all will be OK, ie I can urinate frequently with no pain or restriction and hopefully no more blood clot blockages of the urethra.Hence I can't give you any advise as you are ahead of me. All the very best. Peter

    • we60818
      we60818 peter09839

      Posted

      Hi Peter, Hope everything is OK. Has the catheter been removed? Have things started to settle down?

      Best wishes,

      John

    • peter09839
      peter09839 we60818

      Posted

      Hi John

      I had the catheter out 2 weeks ago and had a fow rate check, which was good, and a bladder scan and there was only 35 ml left, again good.

      I still go very regularly at night about 5 times during the first week and the urine was gushing out, it has slowed down now and 3-4 times at night. I am going back monday to the hospital to have another flow rate check and bladder scan. Hopefully this will be OK. I have also been having 24 hr ECG check and to-day an echocardiogram at the hospital,due to the blackout that I had and chest pains since. I have also had a letter confirming that the biopsy on my prostate shows no cancer.All the very best Peter

  • howard50192
    howard50192 we60818

    Posted

    Nearly a week since my TURP, I thought I had got of light untill today I had wind after a meal which must have pressed against the prostate ( it was the wost pain ever )

    gone to an ache now, ( taken pain killers ) going to have a hot bath,

    does anyone know how long before I'll be pain free after the Turp ?( it seems to be coming back to life.

    kind regards

    Howard.

    • tampafd
      tampafd howard50192

      Posted

      3 months and I'm still in pain.  One week is way too early to heal. It will take weeks but pain will lessen. Good luck
    • we60818
      we60818 howard50192

      Posted

      Hi Howard,

      I fear that I may be one of the lucky ones. I had discomforting 'deep' pain for 2 weeks after the TURP op and then 'razor blade-type' pain while peeing - felt like the Queen Mary was docked up there! Took my self off the paracetomol and co-codamol after 2 weeks and tolerated the pain and discomfort - the co-codamol in particular gave me constipation which is something I didn't want (pressure on prostate). I don't know why I have been particularly fortunate in my post-op recovery - could be just luck. However, I have drunk tons of water - 4-to-5 pints of water in addition to teas, fruit juices etc. per day; much the same as when I was self catheterising to prevent UTIs. I've also taken it very easy - been very lazy of late.

      I do wish you the very best.

      John

    • we60818
      we60818 tampafd

      Posted

      Sounds absolutely awful. I wish you luck in your recovery.
    • howard50192
      howard50192 we60818

      Posted

      9 days after TURP I had the worst night ever last night, blood strted off red but overnight the urin in the cath bag was the colour of very dark cola ( still intense pain in the prostate area that codien , ibuproen won't touch) could this be the scabs coming away or a UTI i've got due to the foley ?

      kind regards

      Howard.

    • peter09839
      peter09839 howard50192

      Posted

      Hi Howard

      I had a lot fo blood in the catheter after the operation and for at least 5 days and after the blackout I had and I was in A&E for 24 hrs and a couple of times the catheter blocked and I got out of bed and the urine forced itself outside the catheter tube on to the floor, I pressed the tube and cleared it of the blockage. Keep an eye out for this. With regards to the pain I did n't have great pains and Paracetamol 2*500 mg was enough to relieve the pain for a few weeks after the operation.When it is time to have the catheter out when the bag colour is clear of any pink colour and you have to urinate in a bottle  for 3 times make sure you look at the colour don't make the mistake I did of not looking at the colour in the bottle and I went home thinking everything was OK and 11 pm at night I could not urinate due to a blood clot in the urethra causing urine to be forced back up the bladder causing great discomfort and a blackout once falling on to the toilet tiled floor luckily no injuries.Also make sure you drink a lot of water. All the very best Peter

    • howard50192
      howard50192 peter09839

      Posted

      Thank you Peter ( I've taken what you have said onboard ) I may have brought this discomfort on myself by driving, as I feel every bump in the road.

      They said on my do's and don'ts paper that I was discharged with " as long as you can do an emergency stop and feel capable then it's ok to drive" I only drive to town ( 1 mile  away ).

      kind regards

      Howard.

    • derek76
      derek76 we60818

      Posted

      They usually advise you to take a stool softener after prostate procedures. They actualy gave me a bottle of Lactulose after my laser procedure.
    • howard50192
      howard50192 derek76

      Posted

      I suffer from dumping syndrom due to a Pyloroplasty I had 40 years ago

      I take codeine to counter act it ( so no problem getting constipated )

      I just had blood in my wee tonight together with a scab. ( I thought they came away 10 - 14 days ) this is the 15th day, I'm hoping I'm not in for more as it's a strange feeling passing a scab the size of a thumb nail.

      regards

      Howard.

    • derek76
      derek76 howard50192

      Posted

      I believe that you can pass blood up to six months after.
    • peter09839
      peter09839 derek76

      Posted

      Yes they gave me seposatories a liquid laxative and sachets of MOVICOL whuch were very strong and soon after taking I had diarrhoea and stopped using it. Nearly 2 months after my TURP operation I do not appear to have blood in my urine, I urinate a lot , 2-3 times after midnight every 2-3 hrs or so but have constipation and take prune juice and prunes throughout the day with a lot of fruit and fibre.My main issue is intercourse as I do not appear to produce semen and orgasm seems strange. Regards Peter
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