Hello, my name is Ron and I've had my prostrate removed 8 days ago and I'm waiting to have my catheter taken out in 2 days time.
I would like to share my story with you, I'm 67 years old and 2 years ago I was first diagnosed with a PSA of 6 and was put on surveillance although it only went as high as 11 and after a couple of investigations MRI etc,I was given the choice of having Radiotherapy or a Removal of the prostate and if you've made it this far you would know I chose removal. At my age and being overweight it was a bit tough I would recommend anyone to loose weight before the surgery if you need to obviously. I was feeling unwell for 2 days after the operation but when I left hospital and arrived home I went through a bad spell of Nausea and ended up in bed but the next day I felt so much better and got better buy the day .At the moment my catheter is leaking slightly when I bend sit down etc so having to wear Nappies atm ,I hope this helps anyone prepare for there opperation and I wish you the best of luck for the future. RON .
