“How painful is prostate cancer surgery?”
I will have surgery for prostate cancer. How painful is prostate cancer surgery?
2 Answers
Surgeonsurgeon
Should not feel anything, but all Surgeries are painful when awakened from Anesthesia.
Hello,
You are asking the question of how painful is prostate cancer surgery. One can learn more about prostate cancer and it’s treatment online by a google search asking the question “is prostate cancer surgery painful?” The City of Hope “www.cityofhope.org” has an excellent discussion of the illness and treatment approaches for this illness. There are multiple videos dealing with the aspects of treatment for prostate cancer. The other source of information with guidelines to treat many cancers including prostate cancer is the website sponsored by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (www.nccn.org). Search on Prostate Cancer.
Surgical resection is the usual treatment for this illness which has been shown to be very effective. In the past radical open prostatectomy has been the standard operation. This however has been supplanted by many surgeons by less painful robotic or computer assisted approaches. These approaches allow faster recuperation from the operative procedure. Because this is an open procedure, pain can be expected. Analgesics are generally used for pain control. There is usually minimal time for inpatient recovery. Only one to two days are generally required.
Good luck.
You are asking the question of how painful is prostate cancer surgery. One can learn more about prostate cancer and it’s treatment online by a google search asking the question “is prostate cancer surgery painful?” The City of Hope “www.cityofhope.org” has an excellent discussion of the illness and treatment approaches for this illness. There are multiple videos dealing with the aspects of treatment for prostate cancer. The other source of information with guidelines to treat many cancers including prostate cancer is the website sponsored by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (www.nccn.org). Search on Prostate Cancer.
Surgical resection is the usual treatment for this illness which has been shown to be very effective. In the past radical open prostatectomy has been the standard operation. This however has been supplanted by many surgeons by less painful robotic or computer assisted approaches. These approaches allow faster recuperation from the operative procedure. Because this is an open procedure, pain can be expected. Analgesics are generally used for pain control. There is usually minimal time for inpatient recovery. Only one to two days are generally required.
Good luck.
