After reading of failed procedures,
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like urolift, rezeum, PAE even TURP,etc, I sometimes wonder if they failed because the person had prostatitis. Anyone have thought on this?
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Posted , 6 users are following.
like urolift, rezeum, PAE even TURP,etc, I sometimes wonder if they failed because the person had prostatitis. Anyone have thought on this?
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hank1953 uncklefester
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I am self cathing right now. It seems like I developed urinary retention from trying to hold it in too often, especially in the middle of the night. My nerves maybe messed up now that I do not feel the urge to pee until my bladder is about 500ml, even more at night.
Hank
uncklefester hank1953
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My first uro suggested TURP right away also. He realyy didn't seem interested in my other symptoms. I decided against TURP when he wouldn't tell me exactly how he was going to remove tissue
hank1953 uncklefester
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With a straight face he told me "Not everyone qualifies for this procedure but you do", like I just won an award of some kind.
More than that, after I declined the TURP for the time being, he gave me a DRE. He told me that he felt a nodule, and immediately suggested biopsy. I again declined it for the time being. I will try to get a second DRE from another uro. Also, I am not worried because my PSA has been around 3.xx for the last 7 years.
Hank
richp21 hank1953
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By all means, get a second DRE. However, if there is still a possibility of PCa, the next step can be a 3T MRI (which is far less invasive!) rather than a random biopsy. If the MRI shows suspcious areas, then a biopsy might be advisable, but it can then be a targeted biopsy. The MRI data can be used to biopsy the suspicious area and have a much better chance than a random biopsy to see what is going on.
hank1953 richp21
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Supertractorman uncklefester
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