Extreme pain late at night

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Just checking on something...

I had a Robotic Assisted RP (Da Vinci) in September 2007 at Northwestern Medical

center in Chicago. I am very satisfied with the results. My last PSA test,

performed at Northwestern every six months as part of their five year follow-up

program, was zero point zero. I have no problems with continence - none. I had

a period of several months following surgery during which I had a struggle with

ED but by the end of the first year I was having erections suitable for

penetration and enjoyable sex without any oral meds. I do use oral meds on

occasion(Cialis is my drug of choice, though I have used Viagra)for better

erections and I also have a bottle of Trimix in the fridge which I LOVE for

those special occasions.

So, here's the question.

I place a lot of importance on staying hydrated for general health. I drink a

lot of water and coffee during the day. Last night I had a large mug of hot tea

about an hour before retiring. At dinner I had consumed two large glasses (24

ounces total) of ice water with my meal. None of that is really unusual for me.

Most nights I get up once to urinate. On rare occasions I may get up twice.

USUALLY it is not a problem. USUALLY I get up, urinate easily and go back to

bed and immediately fall back asleep.

Last night I went to bed at about 10:00 PM. I fell asleep quickly as usual. I

tend to sleep very, very soundly. About 2:30 AM I awoke from deep sleep and

when I attempted to roll over from my side so I could get out of bed to pee I

had an EXCRUCIATING pain in my bladder and around the base of my penis. The

pain felt like a couple of very thin long needles were being forced through the

area that hurt. As I moved to get out of bed it felt like my bladder was going

to explode. Each shuffling step I took caused me to wince with pain and utter

an involuntary grunt. I supported as much of my body weight as possible on the

frame of the bed but crossing the open expanse of my bedroom where I had no

furniture to support me was an ordeal. When I got to the toilet I had to sit

down and wait several seconds for my sphincter to relax and permit urine flow.

The first dribble of urine burned very noticeably but within a second or two a

normal stream was established and within several seconds the pain was gone. I

had almost no residual discomfort when I walked back to bed other than a little

bit of soreness in the area around my sphincter that reminded me of the feeling

I used to have while getting ready for surgery if I did way too many kegals.

When I got back in bed last night I quickly fell asleep and I was fine in the

morning.

This has happened to me about five or six times over the past four years. It

never happened prior to my surgery.

I am thinking it is caused by nothing more than an overly full bladder. I am

curious if anyone else has experienced anything similar to this or am I a freak

of nature on the scale of ph Merrick?

Thanks.