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How long before one can resume normal activity after prostate surgery?

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asked Jul 17, 2010 at 08:28PM in Surgery
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    answered Jul 19, 2010 at 07:36AM
    Patients build up to their normal routines at varying paces. You can get a sense from some of my patients on this prostate cancer surgery patient page. However, the issue is that no two patients are alike and no two operations are alike. So in the early period, meaning the first few weeks, the more conservative the better. And for specific guidance, there really is only one person who should give it: Your surgeon.
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