I'm 71, had Urolift 1/20/17
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I am 71 and active. I have been on BPH medications (Finasteride & Terazosin) for years. Going on 2 months since Urolift, and am still getting up 3-4 times at night, which is the same as before Urolift. Dr put me on 25mg Bethanechol 3 x a day, for 90 days (started taking 2/22/17) to retrain the bladder to push to empty. Dr says this is not uncommon after prostate surgery. I previously tried the "microwave treatment) and that did not work for me. I'm getting worried about this not working either. Am I doomed to continued nightly interruptions of sleep? Has anyone else had a similar experience (including taking Bethanechol or similar medication to improve bladder function)? Thanks.
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kenneth1955 guy1224
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Hey buddy. Alot of men have the same problem after doing it for so long. It's just habit. It will take you some time to relax and not getting up at night. I am a little younger they you Had the urolift done 2 years ago works fine. Just try to relax Ken
tjs17151 guy1224
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Had "greenlight" procedure last July. Still get up 2 to 3 times per night. Flow has greatly improved. Daily rate is about every two hours. No post-op drugs.
arlington guy1224
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While your searching for something else, you may want to try CIC. I'm in total retnetion and do this before I go to bed and get up once in the middle of the night to do it. It takes 3 minites and you get used to it. It's certainly not ideal but it is so nice to know that I'm only going to have to get up once per night. Also, CIC, whil it seems wierd at first, is easy to learn. I have found coloplast compact male catheters to be the best.
Good luck!
oldbuzzard guy1224
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Is your urine stream better than before? Are things any better other than the number of times you get up at night? Has your doctor performed any tests to determine if your bladder function is sub par, or did he prescribe this new drug as a shot in the dark? Did your doctor scope you before performing Urolift to confirm that BPH the problem and Urolift the solution most likely to help you?
Sometimes you have te retrain yourself and your bladder to go longer periods of time - that may be the case with you if you're stream is better. If not, there are a long list of possible solutions. If BPH is your problem, there are other procedures, including redoing Urolift. Chances are very good that your BPH caused issues can be improved a lot. Bladder stuff (if indeed you have those issues too) is trickier.
mark02906 guy1224
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frank74205 guy1224
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Hi Guy, I have a simular problem,except i cannot pee,i have complete urine retention.I was told after my urodynamics test that if i have surgery i would have 50 0r 60 % percent of having to pee normal again. I was taking flomax ,and dutasteride ,didn't work .Now i'm thinking about Uro Lift. Did you have complete urine retention before you had Uro Lift?Now I'm doing CIC.It sure would be nice to be able to pee normal again.I have an enlarged prostate,and bladder problem
I'm 87 .
looking forward to your reply.
frank,
oldbuzzard frank74205
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Hi Frank,
?Did your doctor ever scope you to determine how much of your problem is due to BPH? Until they get a look at how much your prostate is blocking your flow they can't even hazard a guess as to your chances of peeing normally again. If your doctor didn't do that, please go find another who will properly diagnose you before presribing anything.
?There are some non invasive procedures (Urolift is one, Rezum and PAE are the other main ones) that can help with BPH quite a bit. If you have bladder issues too, theres' no telling how much unblocking you will help - but if you're blocked you have no chance of improvement. There are people on this blog who have rehabbed their bladders with docs giving them much lower odds than 50/50.
arlington frank74205
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Hi Frank,
If you don't have an enlarged median lobe you may want to consider the PAE procedure.
Good luck!
guy1224 frank74205
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frank74205 oldbuzzard
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Jim got lucky ,after years of CIC, I had a cystoscopy ,an the Uro wanted to do a turp,without even doing a urodynamics test. That would been a big mistake. I failed the this test because of bladder problem.
frank,
oldbuzzard frank74205
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Where are you located? Then I can direct you to someone.
oldbuzzard
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FWIW, I'm not sure that you know enough to descern how much of your problem is bladder related and how much is prostate. You'd need some dynamics testing of the bladder to really know that. But if you do have significant prostate obstruction - enought that you would have trouble peeing without difficulty with a normally functioning bladder, there's no way to rehab your bladder without removing the obstruction. I agree, TURP isn't the way to go, but there are other, less dangerous, less invasive procedures that could help if you're urethra is significantly obstructed by your prostate.
What was the result of the scope and have you had any testing done on your bladder to conrfirm that hunch?
Bayliner guy1224
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Good Luck guy ..take care
frank74205 Bayliner
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Thanks
frank
arlington frank74205
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My doc told me that anywhere from 0-20 cc's are left after cc'ing.
My insurance covers all but 10% plus the deductible.