I did talk to my Doctor. After my robotic surgery I was having problems with weak flow and infection. After the Doctor did a scope he told me I had scar tissue in my urethra. To make a long story short, after the scope I could not go to the bathroom at all, ended up in the emergency room where they put in a catheter. A week later I had surgery to remove the scar tissue. That is when my Doctor informed me that he found a surgical clip that had gotten stuck. I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else after they had robotic prostrate surgery.
Believe it or not, I had the same thing happen to me. About a year after my DaVinci RP, I went in to have a collagen(?) injection to bulk up the sphincter, and the doc found the clip had become lodged where the sphincter was re-attached to the bladder neck. He told me "I've never seen that before!" He dislodged the clip (not sure if he removed it, or just moved it), but did not do the injection.
Thanks for the info. By the way love your name I'm sure there alot of us that can use that name. I haven't been right since the opperation. I am hoping that time will take care of it all. Thanks again.
I had davicnci robotic surgery 6 years ago and I recently had a surgical clip removed during surgery to remove a stone in my urethra. The stone had formed on the clip and was not visible. This stone would not have formed unless the clip was there and I have had contenence problems since June,2013.
Joined: Dec 2010
Shouldn't you be talking to your doctor?
I am not sure anyone could do anything here to help you about this. Did you ask your doctor about this?
Joined: Oct 2012
surgical clip
I did talk to my Doctor. After my robotic surgery I was having problems with weak flow and infection. After the Doctor did a scope he told me I had scar tissue in my urethra. To make a long story short, after the scope I could not go to the bathroom at all, ended up in the emergency room where they put in a catheter. A week later I had surgery to remove the scar tissue. That is when my Doctor informed me that he found a surgical clip that had gotten stuck. I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else after they had robotic prostrate surgery.
Joined: Apr 2010
Surgical clips
Hi Dan,
Welcome to the forum. You might find these previous threads helpful:
http://csn.cancer.org/node/192564
http://csn.cancer.org/node/240588
Be well.
Joined: Oct 2012
surgical clips
Thanks you mrspjd
You know I wish the doctors would tell you this sort of thing before hand.
Joined: Oct 2012
Surgical clip
Believe it or not, I had the same thing happen to me. About a year after my DaVinci RP, I went in to have a collagen(?) injection to bulk up the sphincter, and the doc found the clip had become lodged where the sphincter was re-attached to the bladder neck. He told me "I've never seen that before!" He dislodged the clip (not sure if he removed it, or just moved it), but did not do the injection.
Joined: Oct 2012
surgical clip
Thanks for the info. By the way love your name I'm sure there alot of us that can use that name. I haven't been right since the opperation. I am hoping that time will take care of it all. Thanks again.
Joined: Feb 2014
surgical clip stuck in urethra
I had davicnci robotic surgery 6 years ago and I recently had a surgical clip removed during surgery to remove a stone in my urethra. The stone had formed on the clip and was not visible. This stone would not have formed unless the clip was there and I have had contenence problems since June,2013.