PROSTATE CANCER SURGERY is not as easy as many dr.'s make it out to be

[Guest guest]

As we are into 7 1/2 months after my husbands prostate surgery,all I can say is,

boy were we nieve to believe our urologist when he said that my husbands case

would be quite routine and easy. Since my husband was 56, excellant health, and

PSA under 3, and only 2 cores showing cancer, he felt my husband would be

fishing in 3 weeks, and back to work as a dentist in 4 weeks.

Well, here we are...husband still unable to sit, can't work, and is in so much

pain that he still takes vicodin daily. Thank goodness he had disability. We

wonder what went wrong! Cnacer gone, not incontinence, and yes some

impotence...but this vs. his not being able to sit, work or do anylifting at

all, or fishing, or any of his other hobbies...is truly a hardship we NEVER even

thought of. Come to find out, there ARE others out there with Pudendal Nerve

problems/pain from this type of surgery. More women than men have it (most

likely child birthing post op problems) but come on Urologist...don't hide these

people, or not put them in your statistics! I am so frustrated that NO doctor in

our area will acknowledge this is " failure " from surgery. People are in our

world with this problem, and we have met many, but cannot understand why the

Dr.'s or reports on Prostate Cancer outcomes, NEVER mention this can happen.

What is the deal? If you know anyone who has this, please go to the Pudendal

Nerve web site, or this site, and let people know!

No one has hind site...but believe me, my husband would rather have his prostate

cancer back than be this disabled!