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Subject:   Re: Facts (Numbers) about post robotic prostatectomy Re continence & potency
Name:   David
Date Posted:   May 10, 08 - 3:08 AM
Email:   davew175@yahoo.com
Message:   Jim,

You should ask you Dr. whether he/she tracks the outcomes of all patients and what the side effect rates are for someone with your profile.

I had my Surgery with Dr. Wagner in Hartford last month and his practice has a database with several thousand patient in it. Here are the statistics he gave me.

On average, in the first month a person will use 3 pads/day. At 3 months it will go down to 1-2 pads and at 6 months it will be one.

1/200 will have a serious incontinence problem that requires another procedure and 3/100 will have a bladder constricture requiring surgery.

I was a luck one. I had my surgery on April 15, had my catheter out 8 days later and had virtually no incontinence. I wore a pad for 2 days and since then I've had 1-2 drops here and there but nothing more than that. One thing I did before surgery is to go for a biofeedback session to make sure I was doing my Kegels correctly (I wasn't) and then I did them faithfully for the 8 weeks before surgery.

As for ED, I'm on 50 mg/day of viagra and began having erections immediately. I'm very aware of how fortunate I've been and that everyone is different.

Good luck with you decision.

Regards, David
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