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I had catheter in me for 4 months it was terrible then I had prostate surgery I'm now in the recovery stage I become impotent I'm very unhappy

Some people have little issues with a catheter, for me it was miserable.

I had surgery 7/9. I still have a catheter in which sucks, hopefully getting it out tomorrow. Hopefully i wont have to deal with much incontinence. Best of recovery to you sir.

I found having the catheter fitted and removed and the day to day living with it quite traumatic

Just got home from getting my cath out. My removal was quite painful and had air in my urine which freaked me out. Just glad you’re in the mend. Thanks

Wishing you a speedy recovery! Thanks for the video.

Thanx for the tip mines getting removed on March 26th

Hi Matthew thank you for posting your PC journey. I am currently going to tomorrow to do the same surgery and I was wondering what your current status is your videos have given me hope but I was wondering where were you at this point in time.. wishing you the best

I found that a Foley catheter is an instrument of torture! Blood loss, pinching pain at end of urethra, ravaged skin on my leg where the Statlock was glued on. If you ever have to go in a catheter again, I highly recommend doing intermittent self-catheterization if possible. 4-6x per day, you slide the cath in, then take it out as soon as you are empty. Hollister and Medline are two large vendors of this catheter type.

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah what kind of pain medicine did they give you

I hate catheters . After I had my prostrate removed the catheter was removed about 2 days later . It’s now 6 months on and Im regaining continence. No more UTIs and I can pee like a stallion .

Thank you.

Hi Matt, Great Videoes, Ihave my 4 week post op coming tommorow. The urinary issues are when standing or getting up but are controlled by diapers and depends. The leakage is less in the first half of day. Have been doing keegals. I have frustations. Thanks for your comments.

Could you please tell me what your PSA number was. Thank you

I had this surgery in November 2021 age 69

What was your age last year, you are looking so young?

Thank you

Removal is not painful but just weird and no fun.

I am a professor of Neurobiology at UCLA. I chose TULSA Pro for my 3+4 anterior tumor. It has had zero impact on sexual function. I beg you NOT to do surgery. It is, in my view, barbaric and anachronistic.

Perhaps you should be looking on the NIH with the search terms, Rapamycin and PC (Spell it out) Ivermectin and PC (Spell it out) Berberine, Apigenin, Curcumin, Diindolylmethane, possibly Olive Leaf and Oil of Oregano for starters. I definitely want my doc to Rx Rapamycin, it targets MTOR, (Mammalian Target of Rapamycin) and Ivermectin, well look it up with Cancer in the search. Be amazed, hope you are doing well.

Your story is almost identical to mine. I could have done your video’s. Psa 2.7, but mri showed prads 5…. Biopsy showed 7 of 13 samples as positive for cancer. My family doctor never ordered psa tests. It’s my private MRI that started me in this journey with surgery 5 days ago!

How old are you?

Thanks for your videos! They have been very helpful

Thanks for this great video. Sounds just like my current situation… had surgery 5 days ago and had the same issues with the tape for the tube…. So I ordered more from Amazon that are being delivered today which will solve my current concern! I also skipped the narcotics and kept using stool softener since I tend to force a but when I normally start to go! My cuts are closed with metal staples which will be removed with the removal of the catheter in 3 days!

Thanks for your video. I'm going to get chopped in 3 months time, so I'm trying to get my head around the whole incontinence thing.

So u had a regular pelvic mri with and with contrast that’s all.

I was pirad 2 mpmrit3 and urologist still wanted to do biopsy and I have no family history.... I have new appointment with new urologist in about 10 days

I hope things are still good for you.🙏❤️x

My wife uses a drug called Trospium to impede urin leakage. I'll be trying when I get off my catheter.

I had a Urethoplasty in June when they removed the Foley it was in the X-ray department. They filled me with contrast. I told them my bladder was large and it was used to holding 300cc of urine, so they better put in 350 to 400cc of contrast. It still took 30 minutes for my bladder to wake up. Of course my dick was in a urinal,so when I started to pee. Of course it was of every monitor-in the room with 3 people watching 😂 finally I said I think I can go so the started the X-ray it was good for the doctor. They said I could go in the bathroom and pee. When I did it went everywhere but the toilet! Kind of like a sprinkler, so had to clean the bathroom and then get dressed 🤦‍♂️when I saw the surgeon the next week he ask about the flow and I said it is like a sprinkler! I told him the catheter tore me up pretty good , so he checked and though the outside was healing pretty good but the inside still needed more healing. Finally it got to two streams and lately just one. Most of the time I sit down instead of standing. The ED was bad, I went to the urologist three weeks ago and he gave me a script for Cialis! 5 mg once a day things are improving. That is my saga

Good suggestions I had another surgery in June ! I had urethroplasty done and had the catheter in for 3 weeks the end of the third week the end of my penis was quite sore from standing and sitting and moving the catheter! But a least the Stricture was gone. I got the catheter out and the surgeon asked how is the flow and I said kind of like a sprinkler system it goes everywhere but where it is supposed to! So I seat to pee so I’m not making a mess. It is better now today is October 1 and sometimes I can still have a double stream.

Relaxed my anxiety. Thanks!

What your symptoms

Just had surgery, how long before continance and sexual activity was back, haven’t watched your other videos yet.

OMG, I know the model on the Depends package! We were repped by the same agency in Los Angeles.

I had a very weak flow after my catheter removal.several hours later my urine stopped completely. Now all I get is a trickle. I don't know what measures to take without going back to that painful catheter.

Thanks, Matthew. My concern is the contrast. I have BPH, could be cancer- but it obstructed my urine flow, backed up to my kidneys, altered their function and where I am, they don't seem concerned about my kidney function with the heavy metal contrast. My question is, how did the contrast feel? Was it weird? Heat? Cold? Vomiting? I hope you get what you need and even though you seem fairly calm, I'm guessing your concern is justifiably high. I'll wait for your answer. Thanks for making this video.

How is your erection now ??

Good luck with your healing!

I’m glad you were able to get the the catheter out ! I’m sure the more you heal the incontinence will go away. Continue to heal quickly.

thanks for posting your journey and I hope you are doing well.

I didn’t know you had surgery! I had BPH and I had the Holep procedure. So all done through the urethra . I’m still having problems completely emptying my Bladder. Since I have a stricter I had to have a dilation done and some cutting on the stricter. So I had the Foley for a week after. Still can’t completely empty my bladder, but is better. For a while I was having to pee every 20 minutes and low flow. Now it is much better flow is better and I can go an hour or two depending on what I’ve been drinking, like coffee and water! I hope you heal quickly!

It is weird when your trying to have a bowl movement and not having you penis in the towel. I had to keep telling my self no need you have a catheter! Lol

Just recently found your channel, I have enlarged prostate and had TURP, no cancer so far. Thank you for your info. You look very young to have prostate problems. May I ask your age? Thanks

Thank you for sharing! I had a urethroplasty about 2.5 weeks ago and in 4 more days I get my catheter removed. (I actually have a foley and suprapubic right now) This really helps me get mentally prepared. I hope you are doing better. I'd be very interested in how you are doing now if you see this and you don't mind sharing.

Glad you are doing well. I chose radiation over surgery, and would recommend radiation to anyone. I also am involved in hormone therapy. My first post radiation psa test was less than .1 , which is great as I tested in the 70s and 80s earlier this year. ED...not a concern for me yet. I am just focused on living, and I am much older than you. Again, wishing you all the best.

Dear Matthey ! My name is Oleg, I am from Latvia, 57 years old, and in June after biopsy diagnosed with 2 stage prostate cancer. Great Thanks for Your open and honest posts ! My surgery (what I have been suggested by urologists) planned in 10 days, and what to say, I am a kind of nervous, emotionally stressed - especially I have never undergone any surgery, not telling about issues with catether ! Here in Latvia we don`t have robotic prostate surgery - as the country (and probably market) is not so big, but planned surgery will be laparoscopy, and it assuage a bit my agitation. Very few valuable information I could find in latvian or even russian languages, that is more prevalent here, so I am happy to find You and some other guys who have the courage wishing to share this tough experience - it is real support and help for many of us, getting in similar situation, and try to record similarly my chronicle ... What I am afraid except of the main outcome - be free from cancer and get continence (even not such sexual potency) - is postsurgical pain, and looking at You record I see that it might be not so tremendous.... Generally I try to encourage myself with the thought that if there is some permanent things in our life - it is lack of constancy and stability, and when we get used to something that seemed to be changeless, the time has come and it bring changes... but very difficult is to change the mind for the new reality... If You could tell a bit about how did You slept (in what position, how to secure from turning from side to side) and maybe rigs You used ? And also (apart of walking, if You did) what kind of exercises You practiced just after surgery and how intensive ? I plan to make some shallow squats, push-ups against the wall and some legs movements (some small swinging while staying etc). Once again, Great Thanks and completely full recovery !!!!

I had mine done in Chicago at NW. As of today which is exactly ten months post op all is well. I was low volume G6 two out of twelve cores and was recommended to do active surveillance but thought it would be best for me the get it out before it got worse. Regardless of what they say about G6 never spreading there have been a very small percentage that did and was possibly related to an undetected G7 or higher. Bottom line is there is no 100% to know until the prostate is out and in pathology.

Hang in there my friend I hope things go good for you.