UroLift Experiences / Catheter
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Thanks to all who are posting updates on their progress and experience with UroLift -- good to hear both the good and the bad. I'm scheduled to have it done on 8/18 (after canceling Green Light Laser last week) with a doctor in NC who seems very qualified and has done over 60 procedures. I do have concerns about whether or not it'll get me to where I need to be in terms of flow (and the urgency / frequency I experience), but not so concerned if it's not a "lifetime" solution (I'm 47, and chances are that I'll have to do something else in the future).
I'm glad to finally be free of a catheter i had for 3 weeks (after going in to retention -- apparently caused by taking a medicine called Merbetriq on top of FloMax). I am able to pee again without too much trouble. However, I now have a very wide / split urine spray I never had before. Have any others experienced this, and do you know if it's permanent? I did have quite a bit of pain when they put it in (and blood in bag for 2 days), and wondering if they scarred my urethera. I'm trying to get in touch with the PA who took out the catheter yesterday, but hard to get a call back. I hope this is not a permanent strickture caused by the catheter.
Thanks for any feedback.
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lunarrainbow brooke40780
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I know they're doing them (as part of a clinical trial, I believe) at UNC-CH. And I think that Duke is also doing them. PAE can shrink the prostate; can Urolift? People have been posting on this forum that often the procedure was paid for by their insurance company or by the clinical trial sponsors.
(I had the Gat-Goren procedure in 2011, the only other procedure I know about which can also shrink the prostate. It's not done in NC.)
Good luck, fellow Tarheel.
brooke40780 lunarrainbow
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lunarrainbow brooke40780
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arlington brooke40780
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Mine is in the 40-50 range, which isn't that big, but it's pushing right up against one side of the bladder, right next to the opening, consequently restricting the flow.
lou051947 brooke40780
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Good luck with the prodecure and in the future.
Lou
arlington brooke40780
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When i had the indwellling catheter i also had a lot of blood/pain. They told me that just a few drops of blood can cause the whole bag of pee to turn red.
When i learned to self-cath it was much better and less painful.
I'm glad that you are peeing ok now.
I went in to retention over a year ago and have not been able to quit catheterizing since. What put me over the edge were antihistamines. My ration of natural voiding to catheter voiding had been about 1 to 1 for 9 months now.
May I ask you the reasons that you chose the urolift procedure over the arterial embolization?
nealpros brooke40780
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Neal
anthony2858 brooke40780
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Anyways I go back to see my urologist on Tuesday (Sunday now) and they are going to remove it and have me stay local for 4-6 hours and go back in for an ultarsound. Hoping to get it out of me for good, other functions necessary other than peeing, plus it is uncomfortable to get an erection.
Just say ing that after your procedure, you may have to deal with the cath for a day or so afterwards. Hopefully not. Im 57 so got a few years on ya so my system is taking a bit to acclamate, you being 47 should be out golfing the next day! Good Luck BRo!