FrankTalk.org

Dr Goldstein is no spring chicken, so your Dr must be very experienced. A little overhang over the tool shed should help with the concealment, with a smock. At 1 week binding it in place will be very uncomfortable. David Archy briefs, (amazon) does not hold it in but does have a larger pouch and made of bamboo cloth is like silk. My most comfortable briefs. Good luck with your healing.

I've always called it "urological surgery," and no one wanted any more details than that.

Bumble wrote:I stand for vast majority of my work but understand why you brought that up. I also have a decent size pot belly so that ends up touch the pt shoulder more often than I'd like, but also learning how to work little farther away. so standing and bulge more concern to me especially after the surgery once i get back to work. Thanks for the suggestions on excuses and the clothing to help, gotta go buy a jock strap. I wear Duluth Trading, bull pen underwear, it has a pouch, as my wife says a package for your package! don't know if others wear that brand and if they recommend it or not. My doctor trained under Dr Goldstein in a fellowship from the Navy. As a retiree, I'm getting my surgery done at the Naval hospital.
Bumble.

When I left the hospital, I had a jock strap provided by them. I think a better grade (more compression/control) than most athletic supporters - not sure, though. Ask your surgeon what the hospital does. There are a LOT of details about your discharge that do not get addressed because the tendency is to focus on the pre-op, in-op and recovery care questions. Little detail about the discharge process and supplies.

If you find yourself leaning over more (as you stand/work further away from your patient) than you did in the past, you may find your back aching more than you did in the past. You have a little time to research (perhaps with a physical therapist) back strengthening exercises and back-saving postures or techniques if you haven't already. You could share the lessons you learned for yourself about that subject with your staff/assistants and write off the cost as a business expense, perhaps.

GruffHunter wrote:Loose clothing helps alot with the bulge, but you'll still have some awkward walking. My standard response was that i just had a hernia operation. People generally dont ask for specifics , and assume it was in your groin.

Thanks Gruff.

David_R wrote:I've always called it "urological surgery," and no one wanted any more details than that.

thanks david

DougAnd wrote:I said surgery below the belt. That generally shuts everyone up. The top two assumptions were hemorrhoids or a vasectomy.

Dougand, thanks i like the inside thoughts of those two choices

David_R wrote:I've always called it "urological surgery," and no one wanted any more details than that.

Yup, I always said "prostrate surgery"... nobody wanted to ask any further questions. .

Larry

Just for fun I said penile implant a couple of times and got the weirdest looks

I mentioned to my Dentist that I had an implant. He looked in my mouth and said, "What? Where? I don't see it."