Prostatectomy: How was your recovery process?

Well my experience was not so good as I still had further issues and I now have no bladder and use a Stoma bag to pee. I feel the radiation treatment I had did not do anything to help me in anyway and my surgeon was right to warn me despite me trying to avoid prostate surgery. I still have some minor issues as I have Kidney Stones and will have a scan to decide what happens next but with the current Hospital situation I don't see this happening sometime soon.

My opinion is that it should mean a PSA test should be compulsory for all men once they reach 40yrs of age regardless of colour.

Had a radical prostatectomy on 17/12/24 found the catheter painful ,on removal still very sore and incontinent for over two months at this moment in time 7/3/25 I have improved about50% so have a little optimism that i am going to improve further , one thing that has been constant is the stinging when I pass urine , never experienced this ever before ,had urine tested for infection but negative.on the plus side my latest PSA test the result was not measurable .it was 18.3 before the op.

Hello everyone,

recovering from a prostatectomy can be a very personal experience, with different challenges and milestones for each person.

How was your recovery process?
What was the most difficult part for you physically or emotionally?
And what helped you the most during recovery?

Please feel free to share your experience with the other members. 💛

Take care,

Somya from the Carenity team 🌼

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