Recently had rezum procedure

My cath was pulled today. Iwas filled with about 240 ml. I Voided all of it. Drank 2 bottles of water. Seems like I have to go every 20 minutes or so. slight burning at the end, so it's hard to tell if I really have to go. I have been relieving about 100 ml at a time, but atleast I am going. The good thing is there is no bladder spasms.? So, so far so good.

Hi, Howard.  How is the Rezum coming along?  I am one month out and have had a much different outcome then you did.  What was the size of your prostate and how many injections did you get?

Please take a look at my details in this following discussion where I detailed the progress over this last month.  Currently, I'm at the point where I don't think much of my urological condition and hopefully it stays that way.  I've read from others who seem to have a setback in month 2 - but I'll keep updating there.

https://patient.info/forums/discuss/rezum-treatment-details-553352

I had Rezum about 8 months ago. I am 63. I had a TURP done 10 years ago that was very successful with no retrograde which was very important to me. The prostate grew back and I didn't want to take a chance with the TURP again as I figure I lucked out the first time. Had the resume done and paid CDN$5500 as this procedure was not covered by medicare. Doctor ensured me that there would be no ejaculatory issues. Guess what. 8 months later and I still have full retrograde. Not Happy. Might not be importatnt to some but it is to me. To all those individuals out there...beware..you have been forewarned. I should have just gone with the TURP again and saved myself a sh*tload of $$$$

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RE is 5-10% with Rezum, not 0. Its lower than all other procedures except Urolift.

hmm...I think that's true for Urologist's products; however, I didn't think RE was an issue for IR products PAE and FLA.

Here is my story. 11 years ago at age 64 I had a PSA test done and it came back being 25! Previously my PSA tests were less below 3. I went to a urologist and he did a biopsy where he took 32 samples. 1 came back + for cancer. I then starting studying treatments. I went to a different urologist who had a good reputation. I did another PSA test which came back at 5. He said I have BPH. A few months later my PSA was down to 3. He said I prolly had a UTI. We decided on watch and wait. I go to him annually as I have for the last 11 years. About 5 years ago I started to have a reduced urine flow so he put me on tamsulosin 1 pill per day.My prostrate was still growing so he put me on Finasteride too. After a year we increased the tamsulosin to 2 pills daily. Three ago he did a second biopsy. No cancer. I had been having a problem with urine leakage and a very weak flow. Two minutes after I peed I had to go again. During my annual exam one month ago I told him the medications weren't working and we discussed the Urolift & Rezum. I had Rezum done 4 days ago. The day of the procedure when I got home after a few hours I started having urinary spasms every 15 minutes. The pain was unbearable. After 6 hours i called my urologist. He told me to go to the ER to have the Foley flushed. which I did. That helped a lot. Today 4 days after the procedure I self removed the Foley. It was very easy. Since I have peed about 3 times since I woke up 6 hours ago. Yes it is a bit painful and I passed some blood. I read that is normal. I am looking forward to having an improved urine flow at some point in the future when my body heals and the inflammation subsides. I think I made the right decision. Stay tuned.

Howard if it's any help I had my Rezum about 3 weeks ago, then 10 horrible days with a catheter in. Now still suffering similar symptoms to before, and from what I'm told by the docs I think that's normal for many weeks, even months. It takes a while for the vaporized inner prostate cells to flush out and the body to adjust. I don't know about Flomax, sounds like it's not helping, I'm on Tamsulosin which basically relaxes the bladder, so the stream is slightly better and the pain is less. Still need to go way too often, feel like bursting all the time, and supersensitive at all critical points, ie penis, bladder and anus. I was put under a general anaesthetic for the op and I don't think they were particularly gentle. I hope your symptoms start to settle down pretty soon.

I had the Rezum procedure about 2 1/2 months ago and I'm having serious problems holding my bladder. I have strong urges to urinate and have trouble holding it and when I do go its not like I'm emptying a full bladder. Also this procedure has not helped me as i still go 3 times a night. my stream isn't that great either so i honestly wish i never had this procedure performed. i probably should of have stuck with TURP. They did prescribe Ditropan but it hasn't helped with my urination problems.

I'm about 6 weeks out from my ReZum procedure and here are some points that you may be helpful:

I was told to leave Foley catheter in for only 2 days, which seems less than with others

In my third week I suffered the most with painful, difficult and meager volume of urinating .

A follow up call said that it was normal and will abate. On day 21, if suddenly got better

Hematuria (blood in urine) and passing clots has persisted, but slowly decreasing with time

Drink plenty of fluids!