Having Turbt in the morning

One more thing... I can't remember if I had anything for bladder spasms for the TURBT or if that was after my later surgery. You might ask him if he thinks you might need something. That's because your bladder tries to contract like normal to empty but everything is going into the catheter tube which seems to sometimes make the bladder cranky. It was just a brief uncomfortable feeling for me but can be avoided with the meds.

You will need someone to drive you home. They are normally very clear on what you need to do with your discharge instructions.

I am assuming if it was anything like mine that it shouldn't be painful because you will be under anesthesia.

You will wake up with a catheter which should not be too uncomfortable. Ask him if he will do an instillation (through the catheter) of mytomycin-C afterwards which is pretty routine now. That is basically a bladder wash of a chemo solution to kill any little tumor seeds that might have escaped. It doesn't get into your bloodstream so no after effects.

After that it will be a matter of waiting for your path report because that will be how your treatment options will determined.

I went home with the catheter, took it easy the rest of the evening and went back the next morning at 10 at which time the catheter was removed. I felt fine after that, was out running light errands later in the day.

Will be thinking of you...