Hello a quick question to those’d having had surgery- Does the bladder sphincter work after recovery - obviously we do pelvic floor exercises to strengthen that whole area to in prep and after removal of catheter.
It's our understanding that during Prostatectomy the bladder sphincter is removed shortening the urethra. This is something checking all pro & cons of Op vs other treatments we had not realised.
OH was advised to practice pelvic floor excercises before and continue after catheter removal.OH had good results with continence during Prostatectomy recovery,however he then needed RT/HT as cancer was found in a seminal vesicle. This worsened his bladder control a little however he doesn't require pads but seems more urgent bladder wise.
Hope someone can come forward to confirm with regards to bladder sphincter removal.
