Health Prostate Surgery Part 3

[Cherry Brigand]

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.

 

[Tone C]

FFS, any excuse for someone to stick their finger up your arse ....


Wish you a full recovery though x.

 

[RoastBeast]

Sounds absolutely awful bro. Best wishes to you.

 

[HUGHPHUG]

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?

 

[Frank_Drebin]

wish you the best and hope everything works out.

 

[TheChance]

Did they have you on a CBI? Never had a TURP patient not have one overnight.

 

[Adamant]

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?

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

Man that’s rough, I hope this is the last one you’ll need for a long long time and that your recovery goes smoothly.

 

[BB in Crazy!!!!]

Hope you are doing well and get better.

 

[Cherry Brigand]

FFS, any excuse for someone to stick their finger up your arse ....


Wish you a full recovery though x.

I wish. Everything was done through the front. It's not pleasant, but one can get used to just about anything.

 

[Cherry Brigand]

Damn, good luck with it man

And it was purely due to enlarged prostate, no signs of anything else?

All BPH. No cancer (praise Jesus).

 

[Cherry Brigand]

Did they have you on a CBI? Never had a TURP patient not have one overnight.

Had a catheter, but it was not really a turp turp, I guess. He went in and got one last piece of the prostate that was up against the bladder.

 

[Cherry Brigand]

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?

Problems really started in earnest in my early 40s, but I'm pretty sure I struggled with it even in my 30s. It's largely genetic and often something that just happens.

The procedures varied from 30-90 mine iirc. There's almost no pain other than the discomfort from the catheter. No pain meds. Lots of blood initially being passed in the urine but it subsided in each case with in 24 hrs.

Water Jet required the night in the hospital and the longest for me to recover my energy. My goal each time was to avoid a full turp because of risks to sexual function. Each surgery did a little something different.

Edit:. The worst part has been the sore throat from the intubation. Also this last time my lip got bruised from it as well.