4 month TURP follow-up
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My visit today was two-fold: follow-up on the TURP I had done on 2/20 and a cystoscopy to look at the prostate and check my bladder for tumors. (I had a cancerous tumor removed about 20 months ago and BCG treatments after that. I am still cancer-free but the protocol is quarterly cystoscopies for 2 years after the treatment is finished. This was my 5th post-op cystoscopy. Always slightly uncomfortable but never painful.)
Back to the TURP. My PVR today was 0! I expected that since I no longer feel like I'm not emptying fully. My PSA dropped to 2.2 (the drop was also expected and becomes the new baseline. ) The pathology of the prostate tissue removed showed the least aggressive form of prostate cancer in about 15% of the tissue so we are in the "active surveillance" mode.I would say my TURP was 90% successful in relieving my BPH symptoms. I get up only once at night probably 75-80% of the time. I can hold it if necessary without worrying about my stream being reduced to a dribble because of the median lobe that I had. The volumes of my voids have almost doubled and my frequency has been cut about in half. My stream is stronger than it's been in years. I do have retrograde ejaculation but I had it before due to the medication and for me, it's not a big deal.
I know there are guys that are afraid of a TURP and some bad-mouth it (usually those that haven't had one.) If you look at clinical trial data, which unlike what you get here is real data, the TURP is still as good or better than anything else out there. Most of the guys who have posted here about their successful TURPs do not stick around which is why the overall feeling on this forum seems to be anti-TURP.
So, to paraphrase the title of a Blue Oyster Cult song "Don't fear the TURP."
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tom86211 lee56659
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One correction to my initial post: TURP 6am to 10:30am - only 4.5 hrs in the hospital.
kenneth1955 lee56659
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Hey There Lee
Glad all is working out well for you. But not every man wants to have his prostate cut out. If that is what you decide great.
Did they tell you before the procedure that it was the least aggressive type of prostate cancer and you could have waited some instead of doing the Turp right away.
There was a guy on one of the other site that he was told he needed to have a radical prostatectomy but the doctor could not do it because he was on blood thinners and he had some heart problem. He was 66 at the time. He decided to do watchful waiting. He kept his prostate for 10 years without problem before he finely had a procedure done. He is doing great.
All the best to you........Ken
jim94474 lee56659
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TURP sounds great for those that are not interested in SEX or may do not have a desirable partner. I can understand why people like that think TURP is the answer and do not care about their sex life.