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Questions After Surgery - My Dad's Story

Posted by: Patty0501 in neobladder or pouch on Apr 14, 2008

On Friday, 4/11 my dad had surgery to remove his blader, prostrate, and lymph nodes around the bladder. The doctor was able to reconstruct a NeoBladder from a piece of his small intestine. The surgery was successful and with time he will be able to control his new bladder and function normally.

It's day 3 after surgery and as I had assumed he is in a lot of pain. He has the pain meds with the button to self medicate but he is just very uncomfortable. The nurses say he is doing very good - no fever, BP is normal, and drainage is good. I just can't find words to comfort him. He doesn't want to

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