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After reading of failed procedures,

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uncklefester
uncklefester

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
    hank1953 uncklefester

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    I often wonder the same. I had urinary retention and the uro immediately suggested TURP. I have doubt that TURP or any other procedures will help in my case. I have peeing difficulty as long as my bladder is not full. When it is contains about 400ml, I can pee almost normally until its volume is about 300ml (my retention).

    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
      uncklefester hank1953

      Posted

      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 eekrolleyes 

    • hank1953
      hank1953 uncklefester

      Posted

      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
      richp21 hank1953

      Posted

      Hank,

           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.

  • Supertractorman
    Supertractorman uncklefester

    Posted

    I now believe that every time they push something up your penis you should be given Antibiotics as infections are the start of all problems culminating in Prostatitis, and I will also add that if they spent some money on research into how to deal with Prostatitis then a lot of us would be in much better health now. Because of research they better know how to deal with Prostate Cancer and the same could happen with this problem.  ( Sorry not having a good evening ).
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