After your treatment, you should be able to resume your usual routine in four to six weeks You'll need to visit your doctor several times to ensure that everything is in order. After roughly six weeks, most men see their doctors once every three months for the first year, and twice in the second year after surgery For one or two weeks, the incisions may be painful Your doctor will prescribe pain medication for you For approximately two weeks following surgery, you may need a urinary catheter to drain urine from your bladder. While the catheter is in your bladder, you may have bladder cramps or spasms.