Prostrate surgery I have questions

[olie20]

I am schelded to have my prostrate removed in December and I have questions about my ED afterwards. I know I will not produce any seamen but I have had that problem for several years do to my prostrate meds. Doctor said I will still get an erection and won't have to take the Rapaflo and Finestraide after. What problems have any of you had after the surgery, and what to you do to rectify them?

[Bionic_by_AMS]

olie20,
The best place to start is by viewing this video ...

Penile Rehabilitation After Cancer Treatment -- Sloan-Kettering
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie8NkOu2VNA

Your doctor telling you that you will still get an erection is highly questionable ... the vast majority of us (after surgery) never had a natural occurring erection.

A few guys respond with pills ... injections work for about 80% of guys ... the rest of us elect to get an Implant. I would highly recommend you start a VED program now to prevent tissue atrophy (use it or lose it is very true!!)

Advantages of VED (Increased by 1.5")
http://file.scirp.org/pdf/ASM_2013012514045982.pdf

Problems after surgery ... you will experience Urinary incontinence for several months. I found Depends to work the best ... and if you have a partner, you need to "have the talk" ... on how things will change ... mainly your sex life.

Good luck with your surgery ...

[Andy425]

From Bionic: "Your doctor telling you that you will still get an erection is highly questionable ... the vast majority of us (after surgery) never had a natural occurring erection."

I agree. From having this surgery and other surgeries, I have found that the ones who gain financially are often loose with the truth. Or call it "bias," which is just part of the human condition.

I've altered the old "Never ask a barber if you need a haircut," to "Never ask a surgeon if you need surgery."

Having said all that, I am now 66, I had my prostate removed in June 2012 and:

- I have not had a usable erection since except with Trimix (before all this, all my life I never had any erection problems). I had one of the two nerve bundles spared. Supposedly if they can save both, your chances for functionality is better. If they suspect cancer cells are near a nerve bundle they will remove it.

- I still have urine leakage problems, mostly at home -- though not exclusively. Some men don't seem to have any leakage problem, some men end up with additional surgery to supposedly correct it. Not sure how successful it is.

- Predictions, by a doctor or anyone else, on how you will ultimately end up with these two issues are as valid as a weather prediction for next month. They can give you stats, numbers, odds, but that's it. The cure rate (depending on your Gleason number and other factors) is pretty good.

- If you have an understanding woman, consider yourself lucky. I'm single and have given up on women because of the above problems.

I wish you the best. PC cancer sucks.

[ocitgo]

I am schelded to have my prostrate removed in December and I have questions about my ED afterwards. I know I will not produce any seamen but I have had that problem for several years do to my prostrate meds. Doctor said I will still get an erection and won't have to take the Rapaflo and Finestraide after. What problems have any of you had after the surgery, and what to you do to rectify them?

I am cancer survivor (23 yrs) after bone marrow transplant that made me almost impotent. It was not given the importance as it should. I believe it is better today, but at this year's celebration for survivors, the workshop for this issue was a talk by a sex shop employee. In my opinion it should have been a talk by an urologist.

Being dumb when I was had prostate problems I went for TURP which cored out my prostate and removed the bladder neck sphincter. It failed and caused worse problems that require surgery every 3 to 6 months. I did well with my cancer because I went to the Fed Hutch. I should have done the same for urology. Now I am stuck where you are. I can have an erection with a pump and or Trimix. I have 2 good pumps that I still use between Trimix.

I hope this helps. Check out your urologist record. I wish I did better job of that.

[olie20]

I have done a lot of research on surgery technique's and TURP seems to be equal to PVP (laser technique). They both rate the experience of the surgeon as the top concern to either procedure's outcome. I have no cancer only an enlarged prostrate. I have to take serval drugs to control my prostrate. I have tried many combinations of drugs and Finestraide and Rapaflo seem to work but there is complications with blood pressure. After the surgery I won't have to take any drugs for my prostrate and that is a plus. I am concerned that they don't damage any nerves during surgery, which is key to my ED. I have been considering purchasing a Viberect, an FDA approved vibrator instrument to stimulate the penis and aid in nerve regeneration. Do you or any one else have any experienced with this instrument? Go the site http://www.urologyhealthstore.com/viberect.html.