Hi all, I posted last week saying that I was having robotic prostectomy last Saturday. Well at 08:00 I was in the anesthetic room & the next thing I know I’m in recovery. The pain due to the CO2 that’s used was unreal. A nice nurse held my hand & kept giving me morphine. Later in the night the CO2 kept moving around my abdomen & got onto my ribs/lungs, the pain was unreal & I couldn’t breathe. I’d the symptoms of a heart attack & the early hours had an ECG. It was the CO2. It eased off a bit day 2. The next problem was feeling sick & constipation. The CO2 gets absorbed into the digestive tract & also with the proximity of the bowel it wasn’t functioning & morphine constipates. CT & X-rays to make sure it’s the CO2. Suppositories. Day 4 = wind & toilet visits, another suppository, more bowel movements. Felt like eating again. Finally at night discharge. Day 5 at home, constipation issues now resolved. Catheter use is ok thanks to my wife. A bit of CO2 still lurking but ok. At prostate school it was a bit underplayed .
Anyway that’s my story so far.
Hello Tom1
Wow - Some story - you missed your vocation - you should have been on the stage!!
Thanks very much for the update and I am so pleased that by Day 5 all is well. I do hope the recovery continues and that there are no further issues once the pesky catheter comes out.
I look forward to reading the next installment!! Please do keep us informed of your progress.
Best wishes - Brian.
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