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<blockquote data-quote="Michael S" data-source="post: 5965446" data-attributes="member: 419"><p>Just an update on my progress, perhaps for the benefit of anyone reading this who might be facing the prospect of a prostatectomy without necessarily chiming in. </p><p></p><p>On Thursday, two weeks post op, I went back to the hospital to have the staples removed, the catheter removed (lots of deep breaths!) and a another large injection of antibiotics in the backside that was the most painful part of the visit. I then was equipped with incontinence pads and sent to drink and then pee when ready into a bottle, presenting the pad and the bottle back to urological nurse who weighed them to establish how much I passed as well as using an ultrasound scan to determine any residue of urine left in my bladder. Having repeated the test and passed I was sent home with a handful of incontinence pads and advice to buy size 6 or 7 supermarket own brand nappies because they are much cheaper than male incontinence pads! So it is I can tell you that Tesco nappies are 10p each whereas male incontinence pads from Amazon work at 50p each.</p><p></p><p>I am quite lucky that my leakage is very low, probably due to doing some pelvic floor exercises from the time I knew I'd be having the operation. One useful thing I wish I had had pre-op is the NHS Squeezy app. The urological nurse advised me to download it at £2.99 and it just disciplines you to carry out the exercise regularly and fully as opposed to the more random way I dealt with the exercises before my operation. </p><p></p><p>I am now able to go out and walk, gradually further and further. Yesterday my daughter drove me round the farm and we stopped and walked out in some fields to get a fix of farming, certainly good for the soul as far as I am concerned. </p><p></p><p>Next step is to see the consultant surgeon tomorrow for a follow up report on the operation; I will post again some time after that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael S, post: 5965446, member: 419"] Just an update on my progress, perhaps for the benefit of anyone reading this who might be facing the prospect of a prostatectomy without necessarily chiming in. On Thursday, two weeks post op, I went back to the hospital to have the staples removed, the catheter removed (lots of deep breaths!) and a another large injection of antibiotics in the backside that was the most painful part of the visit. I then was equipped with incontinence pads and sent to drink and then pee when ready into a bottle, presenting the pad and the bottle back to urological nurse who weighed them to establish how much I passed as well as using an ultrasound scan to determine any residue of urine left in my bladder. Having repeated the test and passed I was sent home with a handful of incontinence pads and advice to buy size 6 or 7 supermarket own brand nappies because they are much cheaper than male incontinence pads! So it is I can tell you that Tesco nappies are 10p each whereas male incontinence pads from Amazon work at 50p each. I am quite lucky that my leakage is very low, probably due to doing some pelvic floor exercises from the time I knew I'd be having the operation. One useful thing I wish I had had pre-op is the NHS Squeezy app. The urological nurse advised me to download it at £2.99 and it just disciplines you to carry out the exercise regularly and fully as opposed to the more random way I dealt with the exercises before my operation. I am now able to go out and walk, gradually further and further. Yesterday my daughter drove me round the farm and we stopped and walked out in some fields to get a fix of farming, certainly good for the soul as far as I am concerned. Next step is to see the consultant surgeon tomorrow for a follow up report on the operation; I will post again some time after that. [/QUOTE]
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