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Hi Guys,
I would welcome insights from anyone who has had surgery for enlarged prostate (100 +)... trying to decide on taking prostate shrinking drugs or a surgical option.
cheers
joe
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Lookngforoption Snapperjoe
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I was in your shoes a few years ago and opted for a robotic Simple Prostatectomy. I had a cath bag for 2 weeks and then normal urine flow. I had the surgery in the fall of 2020 and did not have any leakage of urine and no sexual issues.
Indyguy Snapperjoe
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How high is your PSA ?
cali-mike1970 Snapperjoe
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I was at 75cc and came down to aquablation (7-10% chance of RE) but my insurance didn't cover it. took my 2nd best option which was greenlight enucleation (30% chance of RE). I ended up with RE except for a few drops of semen that I can squeeze out (which the doctor would probably classify as not true RE) so looking back I'd probably fight harder for the aquablation.
It was not as scary as I imagined looking back. I'm glad I skipped the finisteride phase given all the issues with drugs.