The first four weeks at home after my prostatectomy brought a lot of things I wasn’t fully prepared for.

Leakage. Protecting the bed at night. Walking when I didn’t feel completely steady. Managing a Foley catheter. Constipation and gas. And sometimes just trying to feel clean and normal again.

In this episode of Jonesing For The Journey, I’m sharing 7 things that genuinely helped me through prostatectomy recovery weeks 1–4, along with several bonus products, practical ideas, and lessons Sue and I learned along the way.

This is not a shopping list.

It’s a preparation list.

We talk about:

• Daytime leakage protection
• Nighttime protection
• Walking support
• Having somewhere to stop and rest
• Compression socks
• Bowel and gas management
• Easier ways to clean up during recovery
• Managing a Foley drainage bag
• The little things Sue and I wish we had thought about before surgery

One of the biggest lessons I learned was that recovery wasn’t one giant problem we had to solve.

It was dozens of little problems.

And every little problem you can prepare for ahead of time leaves you with a little more energy for the one job that really matters:

Healing.

These are things that helped during my personal recovery. Your experience may be different, and your surgeon’s instructions and discharge plan should always come first. 7 THINGS THAT GOT ME THROUGH PR…

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6 Things Nobody Warns You About After Radical Prostatectomy

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That video goes deeper into the gap between what we talk about before surgery and what everyday recovery can actually feel like once you get home.

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Real Life. Real Journeys. Real Hope.

If you’ve already been through prostatectomy, I’d love to hear your answer:

What was the one thing you were really glad you had at home — or the one thing you wish somebody had told you to have ready?

Your experience might help the next person preparing for surgery.

And so…the adventure continues.

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