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Prostate Cancer (Expert Forum)
Post surgery therapy
Answered by
Ash Tewari, MD, M.Ch. - Prostate Cancer, Robotic Prostatectomy, Urology, Oncology, Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York - NY
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Post surgery therapy
by alittletoyoung, Sep 25, 2009 10:37AM
I had my prostate removed on 9/8/09. Recovering very well. Doctor said he saved the nerves and prescribed ceilus. Is there any suggestions to help bring back an erection?? Should I be waiting? should I be working at?? Can I hurt my potential rehabilitation by pushing the issue. Only 52 and not ready to give up???
Doctor's Answer
by Ash Tewari, MD, M.Ch., Oct 03, 2009 11:28PM
, Oct 03, 2009 11:28PMTo: alittletoyoung
Thank you for your question. As I have performed over 2000 prostatectomies, this situation is all too familiar. There have been many methods in describing penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy. This can include taking a PDE5 inhibitor regularly or a PGE1 penile suppository. The medicines will theoretically cause an increase in blood flow to the cavernosal tissue. I sometimes have patients take PDE5 inhibitors prior to surgery for this reason.
Regaining potency, as well as continence, should be considered part of your rehabilitation.
Thank you for your question. Best of luck.
Sincerely,
Ashutosh (Ash) K. Tewari, MD
www.cornellroboticprostate.org
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Regaining potency, as well as continence, should be considered part of your rehabilitation.
Thank you for your question. Best of luck.
Sincerely,
Ashutosh (Ash) K. Tewari, MD
www.cornellroboticprostate.org
This forum is for information only. The contents, such as graphics, images, text, quoted information and all other materials ("Content") are provided for reference only, do not claim to be complete or exhaustive or to be applicable to any particular individual's medical condition. Users should always consult with a qualified and licensed physician or other medical care provider. Users are warned to follow the advice of their physicians without delay regardless of anything read in this forum. The Weill Cornell Prostate Cancer Institute assumes no duty to correct or update the Content nor to resolve or clarify any inconsistent information which may be a part of the Content. Reliance on any Content is solely at the User's risk. This forum may contain health or medically related materials considered sexually explicit. Users are warned that if they may be offended by such Content, an alternate source of information should be found. Publication of information or reference in forum to specific sources such as specific products, procedures, physicians, treatments, or diagnoses are for information only and are not endorsements of the Weill Cornell Prostate Cancer Institute.
