So, after my urgent referral right back on 28 July, my robotic prostatectomy is scheduled for Friday and I have to be at hospital for 11:30am for a 1pm kick-off.
Hoping I will only be in hospital one night.
First GA as an adult so a little nervous, though all my reading suggests the drugs used surpress brain activity and any sense of time so most folk go out like a light and to them, next thing they are coming round.
Less anxious about wound and catheter care as will take each challenge one step at a time.
Hopeful of a good result, though an 8-12 week wait for histology results and 12-weeks for first PSA seems a long way ahead.
Stage 2 only with cribriform features (hence need for surgery) so the outlook is hopefully more sunny.
Matthew
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Good luck for Friday - do let us know how you get on. If you have any questions there's plenty of Community members on here who have "been there - got the T-Shirt".
Best wishes - Brian.
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Hi Matthew, I had my surgery in April this year. Same as you, first ever operation. When I went into the anaesthetist room, 3 of them got to work on me straight away. We were chatting away when the anaesthetist said the GA was going in. For what felt a long time, nothing was happening. Then felt my left arm go a bit tingly. Next thing, I'm waking up in the recovery ward. Didn't even feel I was going to sleep.
Had a bit of trouble sleeping through the night as I got a splitting headache as tge GA wore off. Main problem was the fella in the next bed could snore for England 
. Tip - take some ear plugs or headphones.
Blood pressure dropped a bit next day but was OK for me to be sent home at 4pm
Catheter care is what it is. 10 days was long enough for me.
Recovery from the operation itself couldn't have been better. Hardly needed pain relief.
Best of luck for Friday
