Back from Surgery

My surgery was scheduled for July 31st 3 p.m. at Duke but as usual I wasn't wheeled into the O.R. until 5 p.m. The surgery was pretty uneventful and the dr.'s saved both nerve bundles - yea! I was released after a fairly sleepless night by 11 a.m. the next day.

Welcome home KD. Glad to see you up and around. I am so suprised you actually remember being extubated! Most people don't recall that part at all. The foley is much less eventful by the way. Take care.

Be well,
Swim

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HI kdnole. Glad to talk with you on the other side. I am a Duke graduate(open surgery that is), and cannot say enough good things about those poeple there. Hope you are doing well, trust me, after you get the cath out you will soon forget it. You can stand anything for a couple of weeks. Take care and let us know how you are doing.

Mika -mvesr

    Yea!!!  Kdnole ~

 

                                  Welcome Home!!!     

Be nice to Mr. Hang… he has a very important job to do!  Let him do it…  Before you know it he’ll be gone and you’ll be on to the next stepping-stone.  Thank you for reaching out!!!

 

Don’t forget ~ No ~ lifting, No ~ pulling,

Yes ~ walk, Yes ~ rest, Yes ~ walk, Yes ~ rest… J

Yes ~ stool softener, Yes ~ be nice to Mr. Hang!!! 

 

I’m going to e-mail you (over the weekend) some information that we talked about previously…

Keeping you extra close at this time!!!

In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy

 

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06-04-07  New Here

07-26-07  Post Surgery Check list

08-02-07  Back from Surgery

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Along the way…

Take time to smell the flowers

Take some time to do whatever makes a happy you!

  

Hey kdnole

Give us a little update as you can!!  That donut pillow will make all the difference in the world when you’re trying to sit!! 

In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy

Hey kndole, I am 5 days post RP, hope you doing ok, I am bit sore but walking around ok, Mr hang takes a bit of getting used to eh?...all the best.

 

Mal.

 

Hey all!

HI kdnole.

Glad to hear you are doing well. Don't overdo it. Do what Dr Albala tells you to do or not what to do.

Mika-mvesr

Mal - Yes Mr. Hang does take some time to get used to especially while sleeping, oh and I have 3 big dogs. As a matter of fact I was coming down the stairs the other day and I noticed a dog head between my and the bag leaving nothing but tube to slow her progress. Well I still get light headed thinking about it and I am glad to say she is very well trained and stopped on command. I hope you're doing well too.

Mika - It's funny because Dr. Albala has been almost non-exisitant since surgery and all my follow-ups will be with my Dr. in Raleigh (he's Duke as well) that actually participated in the surgery too. But yes I am doing my best to not over do anything. Thanks

KD,
Keep up the walks. I was up and around quickly, even with the catheter, and attribute my attitude partially to the walks and excersize. Don't over do it, but you will be glad you put up with the inconvenience of the catheter and still got reasonable excersize. Stay healthy. That fact the Dr. Albala is too busy is a good thing. It means he does a bunch of these surgeries and you will likely have good results from the surgery. Good luck on the post operative pathaology results and stay healthy! And let those pup's speak to your heart. They always seem to look at you with that one look that makes you feel good at times like this. My new puppy is a blessing.

Tony

kdnole,

Your experience so far has been the same as mine. I never did see Dr Albala on the day of surgery, but I saw a lot of his residents and others. I remember the drain coming out and it didn't bother me at all. I guarantee you will be happy to experience the removal of that infernal catheter. Hope it all continues to go well for you and you do as well as I have so far.

Jim
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Age 64
5'8" 145#
PSA pre-op 5.2 (12% free)
Gleason 3+4=7
Robotic RP 4/24/07 Dr. Albala, Duke
Post-op- Organ confined Gleason 7
6/18/07 PSA <0.1
1 pad per day
ED Cialis and VED prescribed