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To Kenneth1955 and anyone else who has had the Urolift procedure done. I switched to a new Urologist who performs the Urolift procedure. His name is Dr. Andrew Hirsh from Jersey Urology Group, Somers Point, NJ. After 3 or 4 visits I am ready to have the Urolift procedure done on November 9th. When I have to pee right now its pretty intense trying to hold my urine until I hit the bathroom. "When you gotta go, you really gotta go if you know what I mean!". Then I have to hit the bathroom again a 1/2 hour to an hour later. It seems I never really have a lage pee that really emptys my bladder. My question: When the Urolift is completed (fully healed and functioning) does the intensity of having to pee become much lessened? (when you have to pee do you really have to go badly like before Urolift or is that pressure lessened just from having the Urolift done? Also, I drive a car for a living. I can manage a week off from work for the procedure. Do you thing I would be able to tolerate driving a car 1 week after the procedure? Any help from any experienced Urolift guys would really help. Thanks, Peter.
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mal7896 peter06599
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I had Urolift done 4 weeks ago. The main reasons were Nocturia, (voiding 4-6 times a night) retention, frequent and sometimes urgent need to urinate, even small amounts. I also wanted to get off the meds (Flomaxtra)
Procedure was done at 2pm on 15th September, and a catheter was put in while I was under GA. It was taken out at midnight with little discomfort. Apart from bleeding for 24-36 hours, and stinging when urinating the procedure was pretty straight forward. I was allowed to go home after 2 successful voids, which was 8am the following morning.
I had a 60gram prostate with no enlarged median lobe so was a good candidate for Urolift my Urologist said.
The first 2 weeks the frequency and stinging were still there, but gradually improved each day. The flow however was much stronger, as were the amounts i voided. Week 3 was better again, and now, after a month I only get up once or sometimes twice a night, and I expect in time this will improve even more The exception is if I have a beers after dinner, which is to be expected.
Another thing I noticed in the recovery period was sitting on a hard surface was quite uncomfortable, and gave me feeling I needed to pee. I made myself a donut cushion which helped a lot. Driving was no issue
So after 4 weeks, Urolift appears to be a success, and I would recommend it providing you meet the criteria...
1) Prostate under 80g
2) No enlarged median lobe
3) no high bladder neck or overstretched bladder
I had private health insurance and my total out of pocket expenses were $159. And most importantly I am finally off Flomaxtra. Peeing like a teenager again , no retrograde, and sexual function , if anything, better than before.
Good luck Peter
Mal
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bill_wdb peter06599
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kenneth1955 bill_wdb
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mal7896 peter06599
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Good to be off the meds finally (Flomaxtra)
Mal
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