Any "Flip-Flo" Valve Users Out There?
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hi - i posted a while back regarding Flip-Flo's but no one responded from a personal point of view - ie actually presently using or having previously used one.
i'm long-term foley with a posible distended bladder & about to have a turp in the next 3 weeks - it's been cancelled several times.
i'm really hoping that my bladder having been "rested" for nearly 2 years will have regained some tone.
would like to hear from someone who has actually used a Flip- Flo valve.
cheers
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derek76 lander
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Urolift, Green Light PVP,HoLep laser etc.?
lander derek76
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derek76 lander
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It regrew over the years and I had holmium laser surgery rather different from PVP in 2013.Then they sent me home with a catheter in and it was left in for too long and caused an infection. HoLep is now the laser surgery of choice for most patients but my local hospital does not do it. If you are in the UK look at the NICE site and find their write up on all of the present methods.
ianC lander
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lander ianC
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also during your catheterization did you have a leg bag prior to the flip flo & if so could you please comment?
ianC lander
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sarasij81400 lander
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lander
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however after doing some digging i found that the consultant who will perform the procedure is a pvp specialist.
also, 2 wks ago i had a anaesthetics pre-assessment & the anaesthetist simply mentioned turp with spinal anaesthesia - again due to my ignorance i did not question him.
i'm uk/nhs & have never met the consultant only one of his his subbordinates & she did not mention the actual procedure only that some blood would be evident post op.
i'm now very confused & rather concerned but, considering what i know about the consultant should i just resign myself to his care or email & ask what method he intends to use - if he says turp then to be honest, am i in any position to question him? - seems i'm between the proverbial "rock & a hard place" as i'm due for admission within the next 3 wks.
derek76 lander
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As an extreme case a friend in the Scottish Highlands attending Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and only offered the Gold Standard insisted on going to Kings College in London for a PVP. It was eventually approved. NHS paid for his travel to London for initial appointment and when going for the operation and follow up appointment. They would also have paid for a nights hotel after the operation but he stayed with his brother in London and went back to have his catheter removed in the morning.
I did not claim for my three trips from Edinburgh to Newcastle but was entitled to. If you have problems with bloddy mindedness PALS the patients liason service at every hospital may be of help.
Lion62878 lander
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