What should you pay attention to after prostate cancer surgery? Four points to pay attention to after prostate cancer surgery

Cancer is a disease that everyone is afraid of, and prostate cancer is a disease that threatens the male reproductive system and physical health. At present, radical prostatectomy is mainly used. With the continuous advancement of modern medical methods, radical prostatectomy is also changing. Generally speaking, surgery can be recovered and discharged quickly. However, postoperative care for prostate cancer is a very important link and an important step to promote recovery. The following are issues that need to be paid attention to after prostatectomy.

1. Diet adjustment

After surgery, ensure that you have a regular diet and strengthen the nutrition in your diet to promote and recover as soon as possible, but do not take too many supplements. Note that your diet should not be too greasy. You should ensure scientific and regular eating habits, reasonably match grains, eggs, meat, aquatic products and vegetables, and eat as much protein-rich food as possible. For those who want to take health supplements, they must determine their ingredients and not use them blindly.

2. Appropriate activities

Most people believe that they need to go home to rest and stay in bed for a long time after surgery. This idea is not conducive to postoperative recovery and will increase complications. Patients need to develop a postoperative exercise plan based on their own physical condition, reasonably choose the exercise time and amount, and choose walking or Tai Chi exercises in the early stage to avoid excessive exercise, which is not conducive to postoperative recovery.

3. Functional training

Don't worry if you will have a certain degree of urinary incontinence after prostatectomy. This is the most common complication of radical prostatectomy. It will recover quickly over time. You can do pelvic floor exercises to promote the recovery of postoperative urinary incontinence.

4. Regular follow-up after surgery

Postoperative follow-up is the key to understanding the effect of surgical treatment and postoperative functional recovery. Postoperative pathological results and changes in prostate-specific antigen can determine the efficacy of surgery. Therefore, check once a month in the first three months after surgery, once every three months after stabilization, and extend to half a year after one year.

The precautions after prostate cancer surgery are as above. After surgery, patients need to pay attention to their daily routine and eating habits, avoid overeating, exercise appropriately, and pay attention to functional training. Regular follow-up after surgery is a very important process. Never think that the surgery is foolproof. Postoperative follow-up can help you understand the postoperative efficacy. You should actively prevent and treat prostate cancer, strengthen self-management, and develop good living habits.