I think I'm making some progress with respect to continence, but I have to get up at least four times during the night to urinate. Is this typical? Does it go away as continence is recovered?

Thanks.

James C. said...
Well, at 9 months, I still get up at least 3 times nightly. But I have done this almost all of my adult life...

wow really 3 times all that time. I didn't start getting up at all until a few years ago. I just thought that was part of aging. Now after my TFT I may get up once but still later than I did before. Sometimes not at all. But I've never been one to really make an effort not to drink too much before bed.

5 months out I get up once about half the time. I try not to drink fliuds close to bedtime. Seems to help. Before surgery I always got up twice.

beings that I still have a prostate I never dealt with a continence issue, but I still get up 3 or 4 times per night. I think it goes with the territory.
peace and grace
Dale

My dad was having to get up a few times during the night to urinate for quite awhile after surgery. I will add that he didn't stop drinking...or shy away from beer or caffeine, however, even with beer and caffeine on board, his trips to the urinate got better with time. It will be a year since his surgery on Aug 31 and he might have to get up once a night every once in awhile. Hang in there! Hope things get better soon!~

I get up about every hour through the night. If I'm lucky sometimes I make 1 1/2 hours, I'm a very light sleeper and the smallest "urge" wakes me. It sucks but I'm over it.

Your friend,

Pete

13 weeks post op.

Before surgery I had a cast-iron bladder. I got up in the night about once every 2 years or so. It just was not a problem.

Since surgery you can set your watch by me - every 4 hours my eyes pop open and I have to go. That has been me since the day after the catheter came out. I sleep on my back - which is a change for me from about 30 years of sleeping on my stomach. But I surprisingly find it is no problem. I usually don't get 8 hours of sleep, which means I only have to get up once each night - which surprisingly is not bad for me. But if I have to get up twice a night, I am just wrecked the next day.

I have to salute you guys who have to get up multiple times a night - you are stronger, better men than me. I know you do what you have to do, but if I had to get up 3 or 4 times a night (or more), I truely do not know how I would survive. Our condition is so unfair in so many ways.

Fight on!
kcragman

DooWoop,

You and I are near the same age and similar in time from RRP - I am 11 weeks post surgery today.  I had no real problems with having to go during the night before surgery.  Oh there were times if I drank a lot of pop or tea late that I would go twice, but most of the time one trip was necessary.  Since surgery, I average 1 & 1/2 hours - or maybe 2 hours if I am lucky.  It has been rough, and I have almost gotten to the point of sleep walking in the process. 

I also continue to have some dribbling - using one (sometimes two) pads during the day.  The pad at night is basically dry.

I am taking it from what others say that it will get better.  RB

RBAge 61
Original data - pre-operation
PSA: 5.1
T1C clinical diagnosis, Needle biopsy - 10 cores, Gleason 7 = 3+4 in 1 core (40%), 7 cores Gleason 6 = 3+3 ranging from 5% to 12%
All scans negative
Lupron administered 4/9/2008 for 4 months (with idea I would undergo external beam radiation followed by seed implants - then I changed my mind).
Robotic DiVinci surgery - Dr. Fagin (Austin) May 19th
Post operative - pathology
pT2c NX MX
Gleason 3+4
Margins - negative
Extraprostatic extension - negative
seminal vesicle invasion - uninvolved
1st Post PSA .04

I just passed the 2 year mark. I sometimes have to get up once during the night. I find that I am more sensitive to having something in my bladder post-surgery, and have to make more of an effort to not drink something close to bedtime. Sounds like that is the opposite experience from some here, however...

....once a night, once in awhile....mostly sleeping through the night, I'm thankful...