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Health Prostate Surgery Part 3

Cherry Brigand

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Link to part two and parts one.

Had my third prostate surgery in 3 years. Recap:

1. Water Jet ablation. 2/23. Good results for a few months. One night in hospital. 2 days with catheter. Removed at office visit.

2. Greenlight laser. 12/23. Great results for a few months. Difficulty peeing returned especially at night but no pain in going. 2 days with catheter. Self removed

3. 'partial' TURP 1/26
Results so far are great. Have trepidation that it'll all happen again, but frankly there's not much prostate left so not sure how it could. I day with catheter. Self removed.


Stream is great. No pain. Still have to double void in some cases. Tbd if other functions still good to go.

Questions? Let me know.
 
Link to part two and parts one.

Had my third prostate surgery in 3 years. Recap:

1. Water Jet ablation. 2/23. Good results for a few months. One night in hospital. 2 days with catheter. Removed at office visit.

2. Greenlight laser. 12/23. Great results for a few months. Difficulty peeing returned especially at night but no pain in going. 2 days with catheter. Self removed

3. 'partial' TURP 1/26
Results so far are great. Have trepidation that it'll all happen again, but frankly there's not much prostate left so not sure how it could. I day with catheter. Self removed.


Stream is great. No pain. Still have to double void in some cases. Tbd if other functions still good to go.

Questions? Let me know.
Damn, good luck with it man

And it was purely due to enlarged prostate, no signs of anything else?
 
Link to part two and parts one.

Had my third prostate surgery in 3 years. Recap:

1. Water Jet ablation. 2/23. Good results for a few months. One night in hospital. 2 days with catheter. Removed at office visit.

2. Greenlight laser. 12/23. Great results for a few months. Difficulty peeing returned especially at night but no pain in going. 2 days with catheter. Self removed

3. 'partial' TURP 1/26
Results so far are great. Have trepidation that it'll all happen again, but frankly there's not much prostate left so not sure how it could. I day with catheter. Self removed.


Stream is great. No pain. Still have to double void in some cases. Tbd if other functions still good to go.

Questions? Let me know.
How old are you? Any ideas what caused your prostate issues?

How long did each of these procedures take? (Like is it a quick 45 min - 1.5 hour?)

After these procedures do they send you home with legit pain killer meds (opioids)? If not, how do you deal with the post op pain?

How do you rank the three procedures in terms of which one sucked the most and which sucked the least (or were they all about the same)? Why not just repeat the water jet or green laser?

Why not use different methods each time?
 
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