Hi Steph,
Tell that boy to listen to his doctor!!!!! at four weeks he might feel ten foot tall and bullet proof but he is not. have him look up what a hernia feels like, the recovery is worse that the RC also the neobladder is attatched to the abdomen wall and straining can cause it to pull away that's not a good thing.I set the alarm one time a night and I can go 2-2 1/2 hours durning the day. I walk on my treadmill 45 minutes a day a feel great. I did take some time to void at first but now it's back to normal although I sit 99% of the time I still can't get it 100% empty standing and most likley never will (a small price to pay) the hardest thing for us guys is to keep a steady pace once we start to feel better we want to go man go. Don't let him have a set back not with as well as he is doing. I talk to guys that are 6 months post op that have to get up four times a night and can only last one hour durning the day so let him know how off the charts he is doing.how much is he voiding at night? he dose not want to stretch the neobladder to fast one of the biggest problems I see is letting the neobladder get too big it leads to having to self cath no fun remember 400-500 cc's is all we want that bad boy to hold. Kathy and I are so happy for you two and kudos to his doc for taking the prostate. As the old saying goes time heals all wounds so let him know his time is not up yet almost but not yet.
Tim & Kathy