Leaking, etc., etc., etc.
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I'm 7 wks post op. You just described my situation perfectly. I've been told keep up with the exercises and waking. Don't expect full recovery for 9_12 months. I'm moving to a smaller pad this week. 1 thing that I think has helped me, is sitting to pee. Feel like I get a more complete void.
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8 weeks is still very early. You are likely to see great improvement around the 3-month/4-month recovery period. Everyone is different, but for me at 17 weeks (just over 4 months) it was almost like flipping a switch - I went from 20% improvement to 75% dry. Still working on it - you should expect about a year for near-full recovery. Don't get discouraged!
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@Ekimretlaw As @Greensleeves351 says, you are exactly where you should be at 8 weeks post surgery. I will be 13 weeks post surgery this coming Wednesday and the last 3 weeks or so I am seeing some real improvement in control, just as predicted by my urologist and physiotherapist.
Not sudden overnight "it is all good now", but steady week by week improvement. As suggested above, keep meeting with your physical therapist and do your kegels religiously.
Not sudden overnight "it is all good now", but steady week by week improvement. As suggested above, keep meeting with your physical therapist and do your kegels religiously.
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Not all good news. I hope you achieve what others have described. My situation is slower although I am seeing some improvement after 8 months. Like you almost dry at night (up twice) but still using 4 pads a day. Some have said up to two years. Hoping I’ll improve a lot more by then.
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I'm 7 weeks out and dealing with the same thing. If I sit or lay down for an hour or more I'm almost dry as long as I hit the bathroom within a minute of standing. Today I went fishing in the boat for a few hours and my depends was completely full when I got back. Bladder was empty. Basically, whenever I do anything standing up I leak like a colander. I'm 54, it's getting better I guess, but very slowly...
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I had the male urethral sling surgery 10 weeks ago. (September 14, 2021 - Prostatectomy (RALRP - Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy) September 2020)
I recommend the male urethral sling surgery.
I was leaking 17 ounces a day at 12 months. I now am down to 0.25 ounces - typically at night.
The wound recovery is 6 weeks.
I had a longer recovery in that I could not pee at 1 week so I had a catheter the second week.
After the second week of the catheter - starting day 14 / 15 I was self catheterizing 4 to 5 times a day for week 3. I am down to self catheterizing once a day before bedtime. Sometimes the retention amount is only 2 ounces and sometimes 8 ounces.
I recommend the male urethral sling surgery.
I was leaking 17 ounces a day at 12 months. I now am down to 0.25 ounces - typically at night.
The wound recovery is 6 weeks.
I had a longer recovery in that I could not pee at 1 week so I had a catheter the second week.
After the second week of the catheter - starting day 14 / 15 I was self catheterizing 4 to 5 times a day for week 3. I am down to self catheterizing once a day before bedtime. Sometimes the retention amount is only 2 ounces and sometimes 8 ounces.
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Thank you thudson1965. This is great information and encouraging. I'm about to talk to my urologist about this although my leakage is slightly less (8-12 oz.)and virtually dry at night .... I'm at ten months post prostatectomy. The self catheterization is a little scary although I imagine that is because I haven't had to do that previously and don't entirely know what is involved or how difficult it is....do you know if the recovery you've described is typical following the sling procedure?
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The sling is an alternate to the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS).
90% of men are able to pee at 1 week. Most men do not have to do the self catheterization. My recovery was atypical according to my urologist and 2 guys I talked to before the surgery.
If you have to do self cath, get the red rubber catheters. Since you have recently had a catheter from prostate removal and you will have a catheter from the male urethral sling surgery - it is easy to do.
I knew when I went for the 1 week checkup that I wanted to be able to self cath and not go to the ER if I was not able to pee. At week 2 check up, I was able to pee, but not much at a time.
Below is a link to a forum thread that I started to put information together.
forum.nafc.org
90% of men are able to pee at 1 week. Most men do not have to do the self catheterization. My recovery was atypical according to my urologist and 2 guys I talked to before the surgery.
If you have to do self cath, get the red rubber catheters. Since you have recently had a catheter from prostate removal and you will have a catheter from the male urethral sling surgery - it is easy to do.
I knew when I went for the 1 week checkup that I wanted to be able to self cath and not go to the ER if I was not able to pee. At week 2 check up, I was able to pee, but not much at a time.
Below is a link to a forum thread that I started to put information together.
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Just an update for an achievement. Went from Depends to pads today, the 3 month mark Jan 6 was a turning point for me, not sure why. 1 or 2 depends a day for the last week not half full. I’m expecting 1 or 2 pads a day, we’ll see. Hope you guys/girls are seeing improvement, the first 3 months were pretty disappointing but this forum helps a bunch.
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