Instructions and Drug Search

Click on any of the links below to see detailed information on procedures and exercises. We suggest you print any pages that pertain to procedures you will be undergoing, and keep them in a place that is easy to access.

Pre-Op
Biopsy
Continent urinary reservoirs (diversions)
Hospital stay description/radical prostate surgery
Pre-operative instructions
Pre-preparation for outpatient prostatic needle biopsy
Vasectomy instructions

Post-Op
Bladder retraining with suprapubic catheter
Catheter care -- female
Catheter care -- male
Catheter care removal
Circumcision for adults
Circumcision for children
Post-adrenalectomy surgery
Post-bladder diverticulum surgery
Post-bladder suspension
Post-nephrectomy surgery
Post-open prostate surgery
Post-operative drain
Post-penile prosthesis surgery
Post-radical cystectomy
Post-radical prostatectomy surgery
Post-semi-rigid rod prosthesis
Post-stone removal/stent placement surgery
Post-transrectal ultrasound and prostate biopsy
Post-transurethral bladder surgery
Post-transurethral prostate incision
Post-ureteral reimplantation
Post-varicocelectomy
Post-vasectomy
Post-vasovasostomies
Suprapubic urinary catheter care
Tips for easier recovery following radical prostate surgery

Tests/X-rays
24-hour urine collection
Bladder scan for residual urine (ultrasound)
CAT scan abdomen and pelvis
CAT scan lungs
Chest X-ray
Collection of specimens for semen analysis
Cystoscopy
Loop-o-gram
Lymphangiogram
MRI scan of abdomen
MRI scan of pelvis
MRI scan of prostate
MRI scan of spine or vertebrae
Nephrostogram
Nocturnal penile tumescence
Nuclear scan of kidneys
Nuclear scan of kidneys with Lasix
Post-prostatic ultrasound and biopsy
Pouch-o-gram
Prostascint scan
Pyridium test for abnormal bladder/vaginal connections
Renal cyst aspiration
Sonogram of kidneys/bladder
Sonogram of kidneys (ultrasound)
Sonogram of pelvis
Sonogram of prostate
Sonogram of scrotum
Urodynamic evaluation

Miscellaneous
BCG instillations
Catheterize yourself -- female
Catheterize yourself -- male
Exercising pelvic muscles
Intrapenile injection (non-Caverject)
Kegel instructions
MUSE administration
Pelvic floor biofeedback -- female
Pelvic floor biofeedback -- male