Bladder contol
It seems that I am filling up my diaper much more frequently lately. I do the exercises. I had the prostatectomy in January. Is this unusual? Also, my margins did not come back clear, So I assume there is still cancer in the area. I will have my 3 month PSA test next week. Any suggestions will be great.
Hi
. It certainly is understandable to be concerned about the lack of clear margins. I need to note that we are not medical professionals and, for your protection cannot give medical advice. That said, I found this page from Johns Hopkins quoting a doctor on the topic stating "After radical prostatectomy, when the removed prostate is sent to the pathologist for examination, 'it is not uncommon for the margins to be positive – to have tumor at the cut edge, which potentially could indicate that some cancer has been left behind.' However, he adds, 'only about half of prostate cancers with positive margins recur after surgery:'" https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/2017/11/putting-positive-surgical-margins-into-perspective.
Concerning the urinary incontinence, numerous medical sites say it can last from three months to a year (see: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/incontinence-after-prostate-surgery). You may have tried some of these things, but I want to share with you this article from our editorial team on the topic, with management techniques: https://prostatecancer.net/living/urinary-control-after-surgery. Hope this information is helpful and please feel free to keep us posted on how you are doing. Best, Richard (Team Member)
