RARP Good News

OK I can see the possible misinterpretation. If you are doing this yourself whilst standing up. Then up is the surface of the penis opposite the frenum, but if you are a nurse in training doing this to a patient lying on his back (and most are) then up is the surface of the penis on the same side as the frenum i.e. 180degrees different. Isn't it annoying people are taught by wrote by people who learnt the wrong way by wrote, rather than taught how to analyse a problem, and will then persist in their errant ways, passing on misinformation for the rest of their life.

And on the related subject of inserting a metre of copper cable in to bladder, surely any sane person would have stopped at 50cm.

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Adam Kay's book "This is going to hurt" has many similar stories, told with much humour.

Hi Bill, to activate a link,
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I think though that in this case, the link is not shareable - I tried to copy & activate it and it says there is nothing there. 

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Yes that's exactly what I was thinking. So now if I have to use the Tiemann tip I will have to challenge the nurse as to why the difference between her advice and all I have read. Or I just do it the opposite to her and say nothing. Also bearing in mind that she did successfully get it in her way.

Cheers

Bill

Hi All

Almost four years post RARP

Update:

I just had latest PSA at 0.02, that's three in a row after three years of <0.01 so hopefully it's settling there.

Structure wise I've been self Catheterising since the June dilation and have progressed to an 18f most of the time. After the first six weeks I was told to go from twice to once a week but it quickly became to difficult and I reverted back to 16f and not always successfully. I have gone back to twice a week now and back on 18f. Still peeing like a horse so worth the effort.

ED wise not much improvement but not giving up on that either. 5mg/day Tadelafil topped up with approx. 75mg Sildenafil as and when needed. Still excercising daily with the pump too.

So all in all still good news and living with the side effects of RARP but the ED is becoming depressing.

All the best to you all.

Cheers
Bill

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