It is recommended that patients before surgery can develop simple exercise habits, such as: deep breathing, effective coughing exercise, and levator ani exercise, which can improve the occurrence of urinary incontinence; situational photo, the people in the picture are not related to this article. (Picture taken from shutterstock)
[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report]Prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer in Taiwanese men. If you have prostate cancer, you may experience symptoms such as difficulty urinating, painful ejaculation, and blood in your urine or semen. However, many patients are worried that postoperative urinary incontinence may occur or affect erectile function, so they do not dare to undergo surgery. In this regard, the doctor said that cultivating simple exercise habits before surgery can improve the occurrence of postoperative urinary incontinence. After taking good care of the wound, urination and erectile function will gradually return to normal.
Hou Zhenbang, a urologist at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou, posted on FacebookPhysician Hou Zhenbang, Frontline Urology Department of Health Technology“Prostate cancer can be treated by Da Vinci robotic arm prostatectomy, but “what should I pay attention to before and after surgery?” This is a question that every patient and family must know. It is the physician’s responsibility to do every operation well, but the preoperative and postoperative care requires the cooperation of family members and patients, because before and after the operation is as important as the operation.
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Develop simple exercise habits before surgery
Hou Zhenbang explained that after the operation is confirmed, the patient must undergo a series of tests, such as blood drawing, urine test, chest X-ray and electrocardiogram. It is also recommended that before surgery, patients can develop simple exercise habits, such as deep breathing, effective coughing exercises, and levator ani exercises. These exercises can prevent postoperative pulmonary complications and improve urinary incontinence.
Hou Zhenbang said that when he was hospitalized the night before the operation, he had to fast for at least 8 hours and perform an enema. This is to avoid food and fecal residues in the digestive tract, which will affect the operation. The entire operation lasts about 2-3 hours. General anesthesia is used, and the patient is placed on his back with legs on, which is a bit like a woman giving birth.
Take good care of wounds after surgery
Hou Zhenbang explained that postoperative wounds must be cared for, dressings should be changed for at least a week, and oral antibiotics should be used to avoid wound infection. A urinary catheter will also be placed for a week after surgery, because it is necessary to wait for the junction of the urethra and the bladder neck to heal completely. As the muscle tissue at the surgical site slowly heals, urination and erectile function will slowly return to normal.
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