Today, February 27, marks exactly fourteen weeks since my surgery. On this anniversary, it is fitting that, following my run this morning, the final scab fell off from the surgical site. Once again I present the smooth, sleek, athletic body I possessed prior to the procedure.
OK, I never looked that good to begin with, but I've come a long way, baby.
Reading a report this morning, one statistic jumped off the page at me. A full 60% to 85% of those who opted for radical prostatectomy report a period of 18 months before return of erectile function.
As I have noted previously, I was fortunate in regaining function very early in my recovery. But discounting my experience, I none-the-less find the above statistic very encouraging as it reads that 60% to 85% regained function after only 18 months.
Given there must be a percentage of patients who, like myself, regain function in less than 18 months, the odds of regaining function in 18 months or less are even greater.
There are men who will never regain function, a known risk of the procedure, and there is a percentage who will wait longer than 18 months. But the odds are in your favor.
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