Tons of research let me find most of the symptoms (also mental) after prostate surgery.
- genital changes
- being dizzy
- no orgasm feeling
- nerve inflammation
- prostate inflammation
- ED
- low sperm to no sperm count
btw. a natural doctor told me body cells can regenerate in a timeline of 2 years.
one sites statement:
What are the possible long-term side effects of a radical prostatectomy?
Men recovering from a radical prostatectomy often face two potentially life-changing complications: Incontinence and erectile dysfunction. In the past, these side effects were devastating and practically inevitable. More than half of the men surveyed in a recent study also reported some difficulties in these two areas. But thanks to nerve-sparing surgery and other improvements in surgical techniques, these side effects now tend to be less serious, and some men don’t experience them, Thrasher says. “The complications of all types of prostate cancer treatments have continued to decline since the 1990s,” he says. “We’re getting better at what we do.”
For many patients, urinary or sexual problems are only temporary obstacles, Thrasher says. “Patients will come to me and say that they dribble a little urine when they lift their golf bag over their heads,” he says. They quickly learn to how to clench the muscles around the bladder to avoid such accidents. Men who have trouble achieving erections can often return to normal – or near-normal – with the help of sildenafil (Viagra) or other treatments for sexual dysfunction, he says. Younger patients (age 65 and under) are especially likely to respond to such treatments.
Keep in mind, however, that your sexual machinery has changed. You can still have orgasms, but they will be dry. Without a prostate or seminal vesicles, your body will no longer be able to produce semen, so you won’t be able to father a child. If you see children in your future, ask your doctor to collect sperm samples before the operation.
A recent survey of 247 patients treated at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center highlights some of these types of problems. As reported in the August 2001 issue of The Journal of Urology, two years after the surgery, 60 percent of patients still had some trouble achieving or maintaining erections. Thirty months after the surgery, 37 percent still reported some loss of urinary function. Despite these setbacks, however, most patients had an upbeat attitude. On the whole, any complications tend to be overshadowed by the relief of being cancer-free, Thrasher says. More than 90 percent said their overall quality of life was back to normal within six to nine months of the surgery. Younger men proved to be especially likely to rebound quickly from the operation.