my 63 year old dad has prostate cancer, his doctor diagnosed him with it in january, he has stage 2 and his glacusemen is 7.5, he has KNow symptoms at all, he's not even pale he is having surgery on friday to remove the prostate. does anyone have any experience or info?
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His surgery is called a T.U.R.P. Trans urethral resection of the prostate. The prostate is a gland that looks like a donut and is at the base of the bladder where the urethra passes through it. The surgeon will go in with a scope and ream out the prostate to remove it. The prostate is one gland that never stops growing. Many older men have to have it removed because it interferes with their peeing, especially at night when they are trying to sleep. Because the prostate is so enlarged, they are never able to fully empty their bladder, so it seems like they have to pee more often. Many men get bladder infections from not emptying their bladders. Bladder infections are very rare in males. Your dad my have to stay in the hospital overnight, but can also be done as a day surgery. Don't be alarmed if you go to visit him and his pee has a lot of blood in the catheter bag. That will clear soon. Talk to your dad's doctor about his prognosis if your dad won't tell you. The best time to do that is right after surgery when the doctor comes out to talk to the family or at his post-op visit. I sounds to me llike they got it faily early.
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