PVP 8-23-05

This is what happened:

I went in at 10:30, was put on a drip and they took some more blood to type
it in case of blood transfusion. Had to sign that they could do a TURP in
case the PVP failed.
Spoke to the doctor and the anaesthetist and around 11:30 a nurse added
something to the drip and the next thing I know is that I am in recovery,
around 1:30pm.
The procedure took 25 minutes.
Went home with a catheter strapped to my leg, which looked a little odd as I
had come to the hospital in shorts.
My friend had already gotten the prescriptions from Costco: Phenazopyridine
and Sulfamethoxazole with trimethoprim, total $13.58.

Drank lots of fluids as suggested by the group, but also because it is
required with the 2 medicines. Urin turns bright orange from one of them.
At first I had that terrible urgency feeling despite the catheter, and went
throug the motions of urinating: most went into the bag, a little came out
alongside the tube, mixed with traces of blood.
That urgency pressure stayed with me well into the night, I slept an hour at
a time, woke up from the pressure, emptied the bag and "relieved" myself,
suffering short pain.
After 4 am I was able to sleep through until 5:30, then until 7:30 and that
pressure was gone, except when I brushed my teeth, the sound of the running
water caused it to reappear.

Now I am on my way to have the catheter taken out at the doctor's office,
they dicouraged me from just ripping it out myself.

All in all: not too difficult. I'll keep you posted.

Lothar

btw: Jim, I had exercised a lot before yesterday and had reached the 9-year
old level :)


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