I also managed without using any narcotics. I told my doc that I was a recovering alcoholic with over 10 years sobriety and didn't want to risk triggering any relapse. He assured me that I could get by with OTC pain meds and ice. He was right! It really wasn't that bad. I would describe it as more ...

Best wishes on making the decision and on your upcoming surgery. I just want to add that I did not need any pain pills at all after I was sent home. I certainly was uncomfortable, but it was completely tolerable. The main thing is to keep using ice to keep the swelling down. Doing that speeds up th...

Jack, after my prostatectomy in 2000, followed by two years of always soft and fearing atrophy, then an implant inserted in 2002, I am back to my "original" (meaning pre-prostatectomy) length of 5" hard/inflated (and my soft/uninflated length has grown from 2" to 3.5"!). :D...

Thanks to all for the replies and yea I will be smart about getting back to work I imagine it will be tough to walk around for awhile. Not sure how to respond to each message individually? As far as the pain meds yea I’m a little concerned about that but my doc said he’s really against prescribing t...

I have been an occasional lurker here who had a prostatectomy in 2013 and all my nerves were taken. I used to do injections which worked but were painful. I was in a long distance relationship so I didn't have a local willing participant and I think i shied away from even trying too much because of ...