I'am back after Dec 11th surgery

[Guest guest]

Hi to all.

I truly appreciate all the kind words of support that I am only now

finding.

I just wanted all of you to know that my surgery went well. I am

back at home now. I could have gone home yesterday, but they decided

to have me stay one more day because I had not yet had any bowel

action.

I had some pain, but mainly just the " kick in the gut " type feeling

that I have had others describe for their surgery.

Regarding the nerve sparing aspects of the surgery, there was

a " textbook " separation of the nerve on the right side of the

prostate. Unfortunately, on the left side, my surgeon found a lot

more tissue then previously expected, therefore he had to take a

deeper cut in order to insure that he was able to get all the

cancer. Even though he was able to save the left nerve, he believes

that there may be some damage. Obviously, we will not know how this

damage may impact my erectile functionality for some time.

Again, thank you for the support, and best wishes to you,

Ted G.