Thanks, Sneckie and Anita (DougG's wife). The cath removal went well. The words of praise were it didn't hurt any worse than when the scopes were removed in the doctor's office after two different cystoscopies. My husband was so happy to be able to
walk about freely! He had been moving about the house with the cath but very gingerly.
No issues with incontinence but as other forum contributors have described, the frequency is, well, frequent, about every 30 minutes. He is drinking more fluids and may reduce intake slightly, but maintain at least 8 glasses daily.
There is some blood spotting but not in the urine. The Dr. described the prostate as large and the source of the blood and that it should resolve itself as part of the recovery. Also, there will be more conversations about the prostate after the path report and bladder treatment is planned.
We have one day left of Cipro and Pyridium and have contacted the Dr.'s office about possible refills. Based on other forum topics, pyridium seems to be effective for many to have a gladder bladder.
Thanks again for sharing your experiences. The forum threads have been very helpful in planning for the TURBT recovery.
Husband's journey:
01/2015 1st cystoscopy
03&04/2015 TURBTs-CIS
07/2015 Finished BCGx6
08/2015 biopsy-BENIGN!
10/2015 Finished BCGx3
12/2015 Cysto, redness
01/2016 TURBT, Benign
04/2016 Cysto
05/2016 Finished BCGx3
07&11/2016 Cysto's
1/2017 Finished BCGx3
2/2017 Cysto, redness
3/2017 TURBT, Cysto due 9/2017