3 Weeks Post Op In Charleston
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:33 am
I am new to posting on the forum but I have been reading for several months. Diagnosed with prostate cancer in fall of 2011. Radical prostectomy in December of 2011 using robotic surgery. Proud member of the two year 0 PSA club as of last month. After trying everything I could to regain an erection including injections that didn't work, I had a Titan implanted 3 weeks ago. Dr Hall performed the implant and has been great. So far so good and i will get to try it out on the 25th of March. A couple of tips from my experience so far. Ice is your friend, use it and often. I used a reusable ice pack that I sat on for the first week or so. Get yourself a couple of jock straps prior to the surgery as the "boys" will need lots of support for a couple of weeks. The swelling of my scrotum was the worst part. For me, the pain wasn't that bad and I stopped taking any meds after about a week. I am a Realtor so I could work from home but I didn't even try to leave the house for about ten days as the swelling was so bad that I was walking funny. I am very, very happy with my decision so far and i already feel like I am "more complete". Thanks for the information that you guys have posted on this forum. It really helped me to make a difficult decision a lot easier.