Most removed tissue is flushed during the process, making any atypical tissue available for laboratory testing. Once tissue removal is complete, one or more incisions are made on the prostate floor to allow the prostate to reduce in size. Irrigation of the bladder with saline solution is important post- operatively with the TURP due to the actual tissue removal and more blood being present with this procedure. Recovery Neurogenic bladder patients with detrusor hyperreflexia can have a painful recovery if untreated due to the urologist not being forewarned about your condition. Your urinary sphincter will continually fight with the foley.
Irrigation usually continues a day or two post-operatively.
When it is discontinued, urinary output and color are charted. Within three or four days, the foley is removed and when it is verified that you can urinate normally, you are sent home. Recovery generally takes 12 to 26 weeks for the expected outcomes to fully appear. Benefits at 6 months include improved stream, better control over when urination starts and stops, and perhaps improved ejaculation. I have had both of these procedures.