Rezum experience

I had REZUM on June 28 so I'm at about 10 weeks now. It is still improving. But at 4 or 5 weeks I did pass quite a bit of blood and clots over a 10 day period, off and on. I Had to self cath for six or seven weeks on a decreasing basis as my urination improved. Have not had to cath in two or three weeks now. What a blessing to be able to walk up to a urinal and pee! Good luck!

I had REZUM on June 28 so I'm at about 10 weeks now. It is still improving. But at 4 or 5 weeks I did pass quite a bit of blood and clots over a 10 day period, off and on. I Had to self cath for six or seven weeks on a decreasing basis as my urination improved. Have not had to cath in two or three weeks now. What a blessing to be able to walk up to a urinal and pee! Good luck!

I had REZUM on June 28 so I'm at about 10 weeks now. It is still improving. But at 4 or 5 weeks I did pass quite a bit of blood and clots over a 10 day period, off and on. I Had to self cath for six or seven weeks on a decreasing basis as my urination improved. Have not had to cath in two or three weeks now. What a blessing to be able to walk up to a urinal and pee! Good luck!

HI Frank hope you are well. I had an FLA 12 weeks ago. Have passed three surprising clots and 3 pieces of tissue in that time. Was surprised each time but no pain and they all came out ok without any blockage.

Are you still taking flomax?

Joe

i have tried flomax and other drugs but cant tolerate the side affects

I wish there was more info about all these different experiences given to patients either by their doctor or the rezum website . A rosy gloss over with no explanation of possible affects after the procedure .The worrying and not knowing why i had to self cath had my head spinning .My wife found you guys and at least helped with the anxiety . Will continue to post about progress and hopefully no setbacks .

frankieyes,

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I had a successful Rezum in late November 2018. At 3 weeks, you may not see results yet. While some men are reported to start opening up at 2 weeks, it is more common to open up at 4 weeks. I started to open up at 4 weeks and saw a steady improvement over then next 2 weeks. By 8 weeks, I was well opened up and peeing like normal again.

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I had blood in my pee for the 1st 4 weeks and over the full 3 months, there were periods of a few days when there was more blood or I was shedding more dead prostate tissue. These would last for about 1 to 3 days. Sometimes the tissue would clog a size 14 catheter. Sometimes there would be episodes of swelling that required a stiffer catheter to pass through.

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All men who has a Rezum should learn how to self-cath before they have the procedure. I was doing it for 10 months before mine.

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Good luck and hang in there. It will get better.

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Steve

i understand now all the things that happened after the procedure thanks to this forum. On the flip side i could not find any of this info on any rezum site. Nothing about giving birth to tissue and things like that. 1-2 weeks back to where u were before the procedure , possibly 4 . NOTHING about self cathing . Also the procedure hurt like a mothet@@$)( . I had no anesthia just numbed the prostate and lidocaine squirted down the penis . He offered valium but needed to drive myself home afterwards

want to give a update to Rezum procedure . Since having a rough go 2-3 weeks after the procedure with self cathing for a few days and lots of tissue passed through my penis, i have to caustiously say things are going well. Have not seen a urine stream this strong in years. I use to get up 3-4 times a night now 1 times and sometimes not at all. I still have some urges and hard to control at times and hope this will get better as my body and bladder gets use to emptying my bladder quickly and and alot less effort .No sexual problems, no retro .When i first did this i was regretting it in the 1st 3 weeks, but now like i said caustiouly enjoying the benefits .

Hi all and thank you for sharing your experiences; it doesn't look like there's been much activity on this forum for awhile but I do appreciate your insights and hoping for more sharing if you have time.

I too just had the Rezum procedure on November 20, 2023. Next day I landed in Emerg twice for blocked catheter; first time I was just drained; then second time (2 hours after first) I was drained then flushed out and was advised lots of tissue was removed. There were no issues after that and my catheter was removed on day 5. I have not had any blockages since then.

Tomorrow is the start of week 5 for me. Based on what I've read in this forum it appears I may be heading into the time period where I may be experiencing more heavier bleeding and more tissue removal and feeling a tad anxious. I did ask my doc after the procedure if I needed to learn how to self cath to which he replied 'was not necessary'. as he felt my urethra was large enough to pass the material on my own. Based on what I've read here I'm thinking it may be a good idea. I did learn how to do it (Youtube) now I just need to purchase a catheter tomorrow. Better to be prepared than to wait in line in Emerg once again (first time 2 hours....second 9 hours and I left! However I was drained first and they wanted me to wait to see a doctor but didn't see the point); the doc who did the procedure was not available to assist so had to go to Emerg. Once my catheter was removed I was booked for another appointment 4 months later....in March 2024! No check in no nothing; not impressed!

I'm still bleeding when I initially pee (initial start) then it turns clear. I'm also still experiencing discomfort (burning) both when I start and stop peeing. The 'things to watch for post surgery' information given to me was very scarce and vague; therefore found this forum to which I have been grateful.

As one comment mentioned "I regretted this procedure for 1-3 weeks then things improved"; I'm hoping for the same as so far it has not been a great experience and starting to have some regrets myself based on my experience.

I'm hoping for some uplifting 'updates' from the group to keep me going as it's been a isolating experience so far with next to no support unfortunately.

Thanks in advance.