post op testicle discomfort

All,

My RRP was on 1/21/09 and I had the same prob up until just recently, getting less frequent as time went by. I don't remember it over the last couple of weeks so I expect you'll have the same. If not, better talk to your doc.

Good luck,
Garth

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Vitae:
DOB: Q4'46, HT: 5'9", WT: 180
PC:
Biopsy: 12/08
Cores: 4 of 12+ positive
PSA: <2.5
DRE: Slight enlargement, one node
Gleason: 3+3
Surgery: RRP on 1/21/09
Catheter: 15 days
Pathology:
Adenocarcinoma occupying 5% of prostatic volume (right posterior aspect)
Gleason: 3+2
No extraprostatic extensions
Perineural invasion within prostate only
No angiolymphatic invasion
No seminal vesicle invasion
Clear margins
AJCC: pT2a
Post-op PSA's
3/10/09 < 0.014 (undetectable by machine)

Hey Jim, i had rrp on 4/23/09 i have the same problem with swelling and discomfort without exercise (just standing) but the post op papers i received from my surgeon mentioned that can happen. Maybe you should try moderate instead of heavy exercise. All the best , Jake

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Age 56

DRE 12/22/08    PSA 1/09 3.4     PSA 2/09 3.8
Biopsy 3/9/09 3 out of 12 positive
one core 80% one 40% one 2%
Gleason 6 Cat Scan Neg.
di vinci robotic surgery at Mount Sinai NY 4/23/09
both nerves spared
margins and nodes clear
catheter out in 7 days 4/30/09

Post Edited (Jake T) : 5/11/2009 10:15:18 AM (GMT-6)

Same here. But I am now two years away from surgery and still have occasional discomfort. But I think it is now due to the clinical castration treatment I am still on. I believe this is rare but normal.

Tony

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Age 46 (44 when Dx)

Same here, talked to my dr. today about it, its said its very normal for being six months out of surgery, and it should slowly take care of itself

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Age 56, 56 at DX, PSA 7/7 5.8, 7/8 12.3,9/8 14.5

I had robotic surgery and had some minor pain in my right testicle. I emailed my doctor about it and he was not concerned. The pain disappeared after few weeks.

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Age: 67
PSA 9/05 1.15; 8/06 1.45; 12/07 2.41; 8/08 3.9; 11/08 3.5 free PSA 11%
Dx 12/30/08
2 cores out of 12 were positive Gleason (4+4) and (4+5)
Negative CT scan and bone scan done on 1/16
Robotic surgery performed 2/9/09
Surgeon: Dr. Randy Fagin, Austin TX.
Pathology report:
Prostate weighed 57 grams size:5.2 x 5.0 x 4.9 cm
Bilateral 10-20% involved
Gleason 4+4
both nerve bundles removed,
pT3a Nx Mx
Negative margins
seminal vesicles clean
Lymph nodes: not dissected
1st PSA test 4/7/09 result <0.1

Had a lot of sensitivity in the scrotum. Lot of discomfort with the vas. Dr told me it was from the CO2 inflation of the abdomen and the scrotum blows up like a balloon and one of the nurses has to "deflate" with her hands... :)

This passed after a couple of months.

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Dan

PC diagnosis @ 53 YO
PSA: 3.4 - 3.7 for preceeding 10 years, new GP advised Urologist visit

09/18/08 12 plug biopsy
09/29/08 PC diagnosis, 1 of 12 plugs, 5% cancer, Gleason 3+3 (6), left side plug w/cancer
12/17/08 da Vinci robotic radical prostatectomy, lab confirmed biopsy, 5%, PIN rest of prostrate, negative margins
12/29/08 catheter removed
03/24/09 1st PSA blood draw, < 0.1% "undetectable"

current status: 1 pad/day, dry overnight; however, total ED

Danipani's response made me wonder - is the scrotum really inflated during the Davinci procedure?

My surgeon did not mention that as part of the procedure and it doesn't sound very pleasant.

Landsman - you'll be out like a light and won't feel a thing....(can't say that I knew about this either)

I also didn't know till a few monmets before surgery that I'd be tilted head down and that my face would ballon out....And that my dad and sis shouldn't freak out when they see me..As it turned out - I didn't ballon too much.

Thanks, Steve.  I'm not sure I'm feeling any better now - let's see inflated scrotum, ballooned face, I think I better stop asking questions or I'll be a wreck before my surgery!!