DaVinci Recovery Question

Steve1961

wow 7 hours seems very long .. I see the average prostate surgery is about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. I had salvage surgery done and I was done less than two hours. I’m just wondering was there a reason why it took seven hours? Just curious gkad you are doing well

lesjanes

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1718287#Comment_1718287

Quick update….I went to see my Urologist this morning for my peeing problem, to have a cystoscopy performed. He did find scar tissue/stricture near the tip of my penis. He ended up using a device that was able to increase in size each time he pushed it in….ie.. spread open the sticture a little more each time.

It was a little painful each time he increased the size of the device inserted, as it spread or broke the stricture. He did it 4 times to get the urethra back to normal opening size. Some slight bleeding initially. [Content removed by CSN Support Team] I can finally pee normally again. Phew.

He looked up to the bladder sphincter and everything else looked good. So I got the going for me . lol

Marlon

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1718389#Comment_1718389

Thanks for sharing this. I did not know that strictures could occur outside the area that was stitched together. I infer this is from the catheter irritation?

lesjanes

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1718392#Comment_1718392

He infered it was from the Foley catheter, maybe as it was being pulled out.

Old Salt

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1718393#Comment_1718393

One never knows. One usually reads that removal of the catheter is a 'non-event'. Sometimes they even drop out without further ado.

jerrygato

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1718332#Comment_1718332

Thanks Marlon