The first three days after surgery

In November, Dennis had his inflatable penile prosthesis surgery and
he kept a journal for us to share with you. If you haven’t read his
[first](http://www.brokenhandle.com/inflatable-penile-prosthesis-a-patients-persp “Inflatable Penile Prosthesis: A patient’s perspective”) or
[second](http://www.brokenhandle.com/inflatable-penile-prosthesis-a-patients-expec “Inflatable Penile Prosthesis: A Patient’s Expectations”) pre-surgery
posts, check them out. This post deals with the first three days after
his surgery.

The theme of the first three days appears to be *prepare for laying
around*. As Dennis mentions, the penis has just taken a lot and will
require time to recover. Before you have surgery why not get that
book you’ve been meaning to read and movie trilogies you always wished
you had time to watch? Remember, the more rest you get, the faster
your recovery will go.

With that, here’s what Dennis’ first three days after surgery looked like:

Wed Nov 17(day of surgery): I went home in the afternoon sore due to inflammation and the battering the penis underwent during surgery today. I took 2 Vicodin every 4 hours the first day. Urinary and bowel irregularity added discomfort. I started the first day using Milk of Magnesia. Dr Govier prescribed Flomax which helps with a normal urinary flow. These products took a day or two to do their job.

Thursday Nov 18th, (second day): a shower this morning was nice.  Also, I’ve found using ice packs is good for pain management. Constipation is still a problem so I am adding a stool softener in the morning.

Friday Nov 19th: you are required to keep the heart level with the pelvis for 7-days because the penis area is full of capillaries and if you sit or stand bloods engorges the area causing inflammation which is not good. It’s boring to be supine so much but doable.

Photo credit: Dustin and Jenae