Erection!!!!

I was a gushing faucet for many days after my catheter came out.  I would also tend to "let loose" when I fell asleep on the couch or recliner during the evening hours (7 to 10 p.m. or so).  Surprisingly, once I went to bed after 10 or so, it was a rare occurance for me to even wet my pad, even during the early post=op days. 

So I say, put a plastic liner under your side of the bed, wear a pad and some jockey "tighty-whities" to keep it in place and you'll be OK.

Don't get yourself upset over this.  You're in the worst phase of incontinence right now -- your urethra situation has been through a lot of trauma, but things will get better.

Hang in there.

Tom

D.O.B - 8/9/52

PSA: First ever was 9.8 in late Oct. ‘06, two weeks later, 10.1

DRE: Negative

Biopsy results 11/22/06.  Both lobes involved.  Six out of eight cores positive - from 100 percent to 90, to 60, to 50, two 20s and two zeros.

Gleason 3+3 = 6

Da Vinci Robotic RP surgery, City of Hope, Jan 12, 2007

Post surgery pathology – Organ confined, Gleason still 6, margins clear.  Volume of tumor much less than biopsy suggested.  12 percent overall.

First post-surgery PSA -- Undetectable, 2/20/07

Second post-surgery PSA -- Undetectable, 9/11/07

Third post-surgery PSA -- Undetactable, 2/15/08

Yes, Sparky, your situation does not sound unusual at all. The first day or two after catheter removal it seemed like I was going constantly. Within a few days I was doing fine with pads at night... I typically wouldn't leak at all while sleeping, but would wake up needing to go several times at night and needed the pad for leakage on the way to the bathroom. Hang in there - most of us start out similarly but many of us are fortunate enough to regain sufficient control to no longer need the pads. It takes some patience, you are still very early in your healing process.

Good luck and be well!

DaVinci Surgery 11/8/07 University of Minnesota

2/22/08 PSA Undetectable

Sparkymo,

I am 54 and had RRP.  I am 15 days post op and am getting better still day by day.  I am leaking a little less when walking, standing, bending or twisting.  At night I am try and stop all liquids 2 hours before bed time.  I then have slightly wet diaper instead of going through two of them.  Up often during the night.  I didnt know I could pee that hard and much as at night.  Where does all this liquid come from?  I too had early erections with the catheter in even and had to talk myself out of them quickly.  I was told to manipulate by my doc to climax without partner at first, (day 6 on) after the cath was out.  I do it in shower for there is a lot of urine leakage.  Doc gave ok for sex but no acrobatics.  Doc said that the important thing here is the blood flow increase to the area for healing.  I take 50 mg of viagra every other morning to also assist not with erection persay but with blood flow.

Hang in there, I know I still have to remind myself how good I am doing and that this takes time.

Frank

DRE normal - High PSA for 5 or more years

2004 Biospy negative - 2008 Biopsy positive (01-08-08)

10 cores, 1 positive and at 1% of that one core

Current PSA 6 - Bone and Ct scans negative

clinicalg Staged at T1C - Gleason 3+3 = 6

Robotic Da Vinci performed March 27th, 2008

University of Chicago,5 hour surgery , 3 hour recovery

Unexpected Cardiac issues appear and disappear?

Hospital stay 30 hours - Catheter out in 7 days  normaly expected leakage - Erectile funtion back on line 9 days 

Post Pathology T2C, Gleason 7, 10 % of both portions of prostate, Seminal vessels clear, fat tissue clear,Tumor on bottom of prostate, 1 positve margin  going to meet with oncologist to discuss treatment options if any at this time.

Welcome to the club.

I am 35 days post op & had my first erection only five days

post op while the catheter was still  in. While not yet the "diamondcutter"

it was pre op, it is great and continues to improve.

I keep the blood flow to it daily as it responds well to visual stimulation as

well as touch.

Best of luck with yours !!!!!