Post-surgery urinating at night
I’m closing in on 7 weeks following my radical prostatectomy. Most of my recovery is about as expected with the exception of back-to-back UTI’s following removal of the catheter.
What has been unexpected is that I am waking up to go pee between 6-9 times during the night. It’s not like I can’t go. It’s flow is strong. Mercifully, I’m able to fall back to sleep but I haven’t had a regular sleep since before my surgery on August 2. I’m not showing any swelling and it makes no difference whether I have quit drinking fluids for up to 4 hours before going to sleep or not. None of the other men I know who have had surgery have had this issue. I’m looking for feedback. I will see surgeon for the first post-surgical visit next Monday.
I had my prostatectomy just about a year ago and it was the same for me after catheter removal. The incontinence seems to be the one thing that takes more time but it did get better over a couple of months. I was maybe up every 2 hours through the night at first but then I noticed that I was only waking up twice. That seems to be.my norm. I learned some patience during this ordeal. Good luck with your recovery.
Thank you for sharing! It’s the feeling like I’m experiencing something no one else has experienced that was discouraging!
