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Urine in the bulb is often an indication of disruption in the urethra anastamosis or reattachment. Remember that the prostatic urethra is removed when the prostate is removed so that the penile and bladder urethra must be connected in order for urine to escape. (The reason why there is a lost in penile length.) The foley catheter is left in place for usually a week so that those two segments can attach. If you can imagine a tube being sewn to another tube then you can see that if a suture did not fully pull the tissue together there may be an opening that allows urine to escape into the abdominal cavity. As long as the urine escapes the body, very little problem.
Why is it leaking now and not immediately after surgery: the swelling around the urethra is diminishing. Your doctors will hope that the healing will take care of the leak rather than having to do something surgical. A point is that straining to have a bowel movement can be not good for urethra healing. Push your doctors to explain things in plain terms until you fully understand. Write down the words or terms that they use. Write down the questions you want to ask so that you don't forget.
