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Turp coming up in Jan. how much body hair is shaved?

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barry5353
barry5353

Pre op appointment is Jan. 4th. have lots of questions.

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  • rogcal
    rogcal barry5353

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    Hi Barry. I would suspect that no hair will need to be shaved, unless you happen to be blessed with a Yeti like body!

    I recently underwent a HoLEP procedure (a laser TURP for want of a better description) and no shaving or triming of hair took place.

    Incidentally, are you opting for a general or spinal anaesthetic?  I've had 3 urological procedures carried out in the last two years and all done using a spinal anaesthetic and I would recommend it to anyone having such procedures. 

    Just be aware that some anaesthetists will endeavour to talk you out of a spinal for reasons that don't really hold water and I suspect that they have a personal preference for general anaesthetics.

    If you do opt for a spinal you will not regret it and the only discomfort comes from the needle scratch when the local anaesthetic is given prior to the spinal anaesthetic needle which you won't feel at all. 

    Good luck.

  • peter30970
    peter30970 barry5353

    Posted

    Had a TURP a few years ago and all pubic/genital hair was removed.

    No big deal....it grows again rapidly and removal reduces the risk of infection....can't be bad!

    • barry5353
      barry5353 peter30970

      Posted

      thanks, that is what I thought would happen.  did you have a spinal, or put to sleep?

       

    • peter30970
      peter30970 barry5353

      Posted

      I had a general anaesthetic. Only took 4 days with catheter in for urine to be clear and once that was removed I was home. 

       

  • kenneth1955
    kenneth1955 barry5353

    Posted

    Most of the time there is no hair removed.  I hope you are aware of all the side effects and your doctor told you everything  Good luck.  That's not for me  Ken
  • mark23925
    mark23925 barry5353

    Posted

    Barry, I do not know; but I guess I will find out soon because I will probably have that procedure where they hollow out the prostate using a laser. The prostate in my case is pushing against my bladder and the bladder retains urine; it does not come out and empty; there is residual.
    • barry5353
      barry5353 mark23925

      Posted

      same here, taking meds, that help some but still not empting the bladder.

       

  • derek76
    derek76 barry5353

    Posted

    I've had two laser proceures at different UK hospitals and they did not shave.

    Why did you choose TURP as opposed to other methods?

    • barry5353
      barry5353 derek76

      Posted

      Choose the turp, due to the success my dad has had with it, his has been good for over 20 yrs.
    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 barry5353

      Posted

      Barry.  I hope that is not the only reason.  Everyman is diffrent and we all heal in our own way.  Good luck I will say a prayer for you.....Ken
    • derek76
      derek76 barry5353

      Posted

      Many new treatments since then that you should consider.
    • barry5353
      barry5353 derek76

      Posted

      thank you for the suggestion.  I'll see in Jan.  what the doc says.
    • nealpros
      nealpros barry5353

      Posted

      Barry,

      Remember that a PAE is done by an interventional radiologist, not a urologist. A urologist will NEVER recommend a PAE because they make no money on it.

      Neal

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 derek76

      Posted

      Hey Derek.  I hope he looks into other things.  All men heal in there own way. Just because his father had it 20 years ago and it went well is not a reason to have it now.  I'm happy it did but 20 years ago I think that is what they offered. There are so many new procedures that are less evasive.  I hope he is not talked into it by his doctor.  Take care  Ken   
    • derek76
      derek76 kenneth1955

      Posted

      I turned down the TURP I was offered in 1995 and waited for something better.
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