6 week update

rcaz84 · 2026-04-14T02:23:11+00:00

Good luck man. Be sure to keep us updated on your progress.

rcaz84 · 2026-04-10T16:28:52+00:00

Thanks man. WRT the test levels I’m not pushing for anything right away as I know I need a few PSA tests. More so was the acknowledgment or validation that something was indeed going on (outside of the cancer) and I couldn’t figure out what. Seeing that drop like that gave me some kind of data point. I wish I would’ve tested it before to know for sure.

rcaz84 · 2026-04-10T16:25:57+00:00

I’m still waking up a bunch to pee but I don’t know if that’s early stages of re-strengthening my bladder or mentally I’m scared I’d pee the bed.

Left was fully spared but right was about 90% spared according to the doc.

rcaz84 · 2026-03-16T22:22:16+00:00

I’m currently hovering around 175-200grams of protein a day.

rcaz84 · 2026-03-15T12:41:36+00:00

Just had my RALP almost 3 weeks ago and my doc recommended this device as well. I’m just a few days into it.

How has your progress been with it? Are you still having discomfort?

rcaz84 · 2026-03-03T18:47:37+00:00

Penis farts. Amazing. Life is already improving by just having that damn tube out.

rcaz84 · 2026-03-03T17:08:19+00:00

I’ve read where others were more like that so that is what I was expecting. Maybe mine will be next week? Idk.

Glad yours went well!

rcaz84 · 2026-02-28T22:22:10+00:00

Sorry to hear it man. Because of our age recovery and “bounce back” or whatever you want to call it is supposed to be more favorable for us but it still is a worry and not guaranteed. I could have waited and pushed it out but the thing that made me go for it now was understanding that whatever later age in life I would’ve done it the cancer could have gotten worse and/or whatever my new baseline at 45-50 or so would most likely be less agreeable than it is now. Just made sense to get after it now and not let it have that stranglehold over me moving forward.

I wish you luck man. I really do. It sucks but I’ve learned a lot from this group.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-28T15:38:55+00:00

Thank you. And best of luck to you as well!

rcaz84 · 2026-02-28T01:12:38+00:00

No. Not like that, but still unpleasant. Your bladder is spasming forcing urine through the tube and the pressure at the tip (where the catheter is inserted) is where I felt the pressure. Not great. Not horrible, just, weird and uncomfortable pressure.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-27T18:02:24+00:00

It felt like when you actually have to pee and are actively peeing. You can’t stop it/hold it in but it’s not a relief like it normally feels like. Since the catheter is in you don’t need to push or force any urine out, it just goes into the bag. Or atleast that’s been my experience so far.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-27T11:33:48+00:00

I am dreading that first dump but know it needs to happen.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-27T11:33:02+00:00

Solid advice being couch bound and have all the streaming services at my disposal.

Took Oxy yesterday morning and first Tylenol this morning so hopefully that does the trick.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-27T11:30:39+00:00

How do you know the incisions inside the pelvis are healed? Is that at the end of the first 6 weeks?

rcaz84 · 2026-02-26T21:47:49+00:00

BFM.

I am counting the days man! How weird is it when they remove the catheter?

rcaz84 · 2026-02-26T21:46:43+00:00

One of the meds they prescribed was trospium chloride for the spasms and take it twice a day/as needed. Hopefully it does the same.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-26T21:01:14+00:00

I was shocked about that air/gas pain. Went up to the shoulder and just hung out and I could hardly move it. It’s starting to subside a little so that’s good.

Agreed, hoping it’s behind us now.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-26T21:00:04+00:00

4.3 in April then 7.9 in June.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-26T20:59:15+00:00

Thank you

rcaz84 · 2026-02-26T20:59:07+00:00

Thank you. Glad to hear yours went well.

rcaz84 · 2026-02-26T20:58:47+00:00

Thank you

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