This forum is for the discussion of anything to do with Prostate Cancer. There are only four rules:
No fundraisers, no commercials (although it is OK to recommend choices of treatment or medical people based on your personal research; invitations to participate in third-party surveys are also acceptable, provided there is no compensation to YANA);
No harvesting e-mail addresses for Spam;
No insults or flaming - be polite and respectful at all times and understand that there may be a variety of points of view, all of which may have some validity;
Opinions are OK, but please provide as much factual evidence as possible for any assertions that you are making
Failure to abide by these simple rules will result in the immediate and permanent suspension of your posting privileges.
Since this is an International Forum, please specify your location in your post.
Although I did not have the same issues with the catheter, friends have.
Mine was in for 10 days, longer than anyone I knew. It came out with no issues. Some “dribbling” when twisting or moving too quick but with the exercises to tone everything, cleared up swiftly.
My friends on the other hand; between 5 and 7 days post surgery had theirs removed. Same issues you had EXCEPT their doctor ( about a year apart during recovery, both in their 60’), put the catheter back in for another week. This helped with the pain during urination and allowed more healing time.
I had followed the advice from this group when preparing for surgery and had wash cloths, tighter underwear ( versus boxers) and antibiotic cream to keep the catheter tube greased up for easy sliding in and out while I moved around ( the wash cloths were to protect my clothing and provided a barrier between me all greased up and my clothes.
What they ( friends) experienced was the advice of a surgeon who never had a catheter installed post surgery and the “ yea, it sucks but it is part of healing” attitude. I had the support of this group and the collective knowledge of survivors.
All I can recommend is maybe having them reinsert the catheter, keep the area well clean and “greased” and endure just a little longer in healing the urethra scar tissue.
Best wishes
Mike
