hello leftout4u, how old were you when you had it done? i need to get it done as having problems urinating and need to get it fixed. but as you were, also feeling a bit scared you could say.
just had the turp done on the 31st of jan still pissing a lil blood, glad i had it done, was never really in much pain, guess i was one of the lucky ones. i can now p like i was 18 again, nice strong stream. just mad i waited so long to have it done.
I have a question for the urologist: Do you give your patients a prescription for pain medication post-surgery? Mine did not and boy did I need them for a few days. Thanks, Jim.
Followup to my earlier comments: Now 11 weeks after surgery the pain is completely gone and my flow is much better than before, no delays when trying to start etc. The volume of retention before I have to urinate is slowly increasing too, so this surgery is seeming more and more like it was worthwhile. Just remember, if you choose it, the first few weeks are pretty rough.
@MassaJim thanks for the heads up on this procedure, im having it done in a week. im a lil on edge on having it, but it needs to be done. can i ask how old you were when you had it done? thanks again
@leftout4u : I was 59 at the time. Now one year later recovery is complete and I don't need alpha blockers at all. Would I be willing to go through it again? Maybe at gunpoint.
I like this video, because it is pretty straight forward. AMA170m-s
How likely is a man to have this procedure if there is no guarantee that prostrate enlargement could reoccur, and there is a possibility of retrograde ejaculation?
As a layperson, would I recommend this surgery? Only if the obstruction from BPH is causing urinary retention to the extent that it is otherwise affecting your health. Use meds such as alpha blockers as long as possible. The postoperative recuperation is too long and too painful, much worse than my shoulder surgery.
p.s., total cost for surgery (urologist, anesthesiologist, hospital, pathology, pharmaceuticals etc.) $20,000 here in Califorinia.
I had this surgery five weeks ago by a very experienced, board-certified urologist. Initial postoperative pain was SEVERE, even with fentanyl and morphine. Hydrocodone helped better than any other drug, but I was not given a prescription for it. Luckily I still had some left from an earlier rotator cuff surgery. Five weeks later I still have a lot of discomfort when I urinate, but am improving very slowly. My urine stream is not much stronger, but sexual function is very much improved.
hello leftout4u, how old were you when you had it done? i need to get it done as having problems urinating and need to get it fixed. but as you were, also feeling a bit scared you could say.
tubeoscyou 9 months ago
just had the turp done on the 31st of jan still pissing a lil blood, glad i had it done, was never really in much pain, guess i was one of the lucky ones. i can now p like i was 18 again, nice strong stream. just mad i waited so long to have it done.
leftout4u 1 year ago
My father was a medical doctor and he would have given me the same sort of answer.
MassaJim 1 year ago
I have a question for the urologist: Do you give your patients a prescription for pain medication post-surgery? Mine did not and boy did I need them for a few days. Thanks, Jim.
MassaJim 1 year ago
@MassaJim depends on the doctor I would imagine
lenbot 1 year ago
Followup to my earlier comments: Now 11 weeks after surgery the pain is completely gone and my flow is much better than before, no delays when trying to start etc. The volume of retention before I have to urinate is slowly increasing too, so this surgery is seeming more and more like it was worthwhile. Just remember, if you choose it, the first few weeks are pretty rough.
MassaJim 2 years ago
@MassaJim thanks for the heads up on this procedure, im having it done in a week. im a lil on edge on having it, but it needs to be done. can i ask how old you were when you had it done? thanks again
leftout4u 1 year ago
@leftout4u : I was 59 at the time. Now one year later recovery is complete and I don't need alpha blockers at all. Would I be willing to go through it again? Maybe at gunpoint.
MassaJim 1 year ago
I like this video, because it is pretty straight forward. AMA170m-s
How likely is a man to have this procedure if there is no guarantee that prostrate enlargement could reoccur, and there is a possibility of retrograde ejaculation?
rmacschmidt 2 years ago
As a layperson, would I recommend this surgery? Only if the obstruction from BPH is causing urinary retention to the extent that it is otherwise affecting your health. Use meds such as alpha blockers as long as possible. The postoperative recuperation is too long and too painful, much worse than my shoulder surgery.
p.s., total cost for surgery (urologist, anesthesiologist, hospital, pathology, pharmaceuticals etc.) $20,000 here in Califorinia.
MassaJim 2 years ago
I had this surgery five weeks ago by a very experienced, board-certified urologist. Initial postoperative pain was SEVERE, even with fentanyl and morphine. Hydrocodone helped better than any other drug, but I was not given a prescription for it. Luckily I still had some left from an earlier rotator cuff surgery. Five weeks later I still have a lot of discomfort when I urinate, but am improving very slowly. My urine stream is not much stronger, but sexual function is very much improved.
MassaJim 2 years ago