REZUM--HAVE YOU HAD THIS DONE???????

Yes, 12/06/17.

 

I had the Rezum procedure on Dec 28, 2017 (just over 1 month ago).  It was a painful procedure that I almost wish I had been put out for.  I also feel that my doctor made a mistake during the procedure.  He was trying to inject the steam in 4 locations of the prostate by using his tool through the urethra to inject the steam through the wall of the urethra into the prostate.  The injections were somewhat painful, but one of them was more painful than the others.  One of the injections seemed to backtrack all of the way back through the urethra and I commented at the time, "Wow! I could feel that one all of the way up."  I feel that he may have burned/damaged my urethra as it is getting more painful each day (even now), along with some painful spasms all the way up the penis.

As to the actual results of the treatment, I had a nightmare experience:  I was prescribed Percocet and given the instruction to take 1 to 2 pills every 4 hours, as needed.  Due to the pain (including lots of discomfort from the catheter) I took 2 pills every 4 hours for 12 hours (6 pills - 325/5).  I started developing a lot of lower abdominal pressure and bladder pressure.  This seemed strange due to the catheter which seemed to be working.  Then, I realized that I was getting severely constipated, and sick.  I threw up everything that I had recently eaten and developed a fever.  I though that I might be getting the flu.  I called up the doctors office to tell them of my problems, and they prescribed stool softeners and another, less constipative drug for the pain.  Being as we were on a holiday weekend (New Years), I was told to call if I had not had a bowel movement by Tuesday (4 days).  After several hours, I realized that it was only getting worse.

I decided to use a Fleet enema to help clear the constipation.  It only relieved some of the pressure due to a release of gas.  I took another enema the next day (Saturday) and was only able to clear a small amount of bowel material.  I was confused and though that maybe my problem was something else.  After a while, I decided to work on the constipation from the other end - Miralax and dulcolax.  This worked but I still had to push hard and finally cleared a lot of bowel material and relieved my bowel pain and bladder pain.

But, now the nightmare really began.  I had caused extreme stress to my hemorrhoids which caused them to thrombose and not retreat.  This meant, emergency Hemorrhoidectomy.  I'm still in recover from that surgery, and it looks like I will now be going back in for colorectal surgery.  And, the pain in my urethra is starting to increase.

The good news:  I definitely feel that my prostate has shrunk.  I can void my bladder on command.  It's been a decade since it worked this well.  I can sit through an entire movie and not have to leave.  And when the movie is over, success!  Not a painful trip home to try again to relieve my bladder.

Now, if my urethra will heal along with my rectum. believe it or not, it will have been worth it.  Fingers crossed!

 

I had the Rezum procedure on Dec 28, 2017 (just over 1 month ago).  It was a painful procedure that I almost wish I had been put out for.  I also feel that my doctor made a mistake during the procedure.  He was trying to inject the steam in 4 locations of the prostate by using his tool through the urethra to inject the steam through the wall of the urethra into the prostate.  The injections were somewhat painful, but one of them was more painful than the others.  One of the injections seemed to backtrack all of the way back through the urethra and I commented at the time, "Wow! I could feel that one all of the way up."  I feel that he may have burned/damaged my urethra as it is getting more painful each day (even now), along with some painful spasms all the way up the penis.

As to the actual results of the treatment, I had a nightmare experience:  I was prescribed Percocet and given the instruction to take 1 to 2 pills every 4 hours, as needed.  Due to the pain (including lots of discomfort from the catheter) I took 2 pills every 4 hours for 12 hours (6 pills - 325/5).  I started developing a lot of lower abdominal pressure and bladder pressure.  This seemed strange due to the catheter which seemed to be working.  The next day (Friday) I was getting severely constipated and sick (nauseous).  I threw up everything that I had recently eaten and developed a fever.  I thought that I might be getting the flu.  I called up the doctors office to tell them of my problems, and they prescribed stool softeners and another, less constipative drug for the pain.  Being as we were on a holiday weekend (New Years), I was told to call if I had not had a bowel movement by Tuesday (4 days).  After several hours, I realized that it was only getting worse.

The next day (Saturday) I decided to use a Fleet enema to help clear the constipation.  It only relieved some of the pressure due to a release of gas.  I took another enema later that day  and was only able to clear a small amount of bowel material.  I was confused and thought that maybe my problem was something else because, maybe I didn't have anything in my system.  I still kept feel lots of bowel and bladder pressure, so I was taking lots of fiber supplements too.  Waited until Monday (New Years) and realized that I had a major problem and had to do something.  I decided to work on the constipation from the other end - Miralax and dulcolax.  This worked but I still had to push hard and finally cleared a lot of bowel material which relieved my bowel pain and bladder pain.

But, now the nightmare really began.

I had caused extreme stress to my hemorrhoids (a mild and manageable problem which I have had for decades) which caused them to thrombose and not retreat.  This meant emergency Hemorrhoidectomy.  I'm still in recovery from the hemorrhoid surgery, and it looks like I will now be going back in for colorectal surgery.  And, the pain in my urethra is starting to increase. And, my first post-operative visit to my doctor for the Rezum procedure is next week.

The good news:  I definitely feel that my prostate has shrunk.  I can void my bladder on command.  It's been a decade since it worked this well.  I can sit through an entire movie and not have to leave.  And when the movie is over, success!  Not a painful trip home to try again to relieve my bladder.

Now, if my urethra will heal along with my rectum. believe it or not, it will have been worth it.  Fingers crossed!

 

I went through pretests for the Rezum procedure; i.e., cystoscopy, urodynamics, TRUS, etc, on 31 January 2018.  The procedure itself is scheduled for 01 March 2018.  One of the tests indicated the prostate to be 25 g.  Small, I know.  I attribute this size to the fact that I've been taking Avodart for ten years.  Having said that, I also realize the size of the prostate has a poor correlation to the severity of symptoms, and also to bladder outflow obstruction.  Case in point – nocturia is ten times per night.  The urologist, in whom I have total confidence, said that he would inject once per lobe; in other words – two total injections.  It’s out of anxiety that I ask.  Is nine seconds of injected steam per lobe too much for a prostate of 25 g?  As always, inestimable thanks.

I went through pretests for the Rezum procedure; i.e., cystoscopy, urodynamics, TRUS, etc. on 31 January 2018.  The procedure itself is scheduled for 01 March 2018.  One of the tests indicated the prostate to be 25 g.  Small, I know.  Having said that, I also realize the size of the prostate has a poor correlation to the severity of symptoms, and also to bladder outflow obstruction.  Case in point – nocturia is ten times per night.  The urologist, in whom I have total confidence, said that he would inject once per lobe; in other words – two total injections.  It’s out of anxiety that I ask.  Is nine seconds of injected steam per lobe too much for a prostate of 25 g?  As always, inestimable thanks.

I went through pretests for the Rezum procedure; i.e., cystoscopy, urodynamics, TRUS, etc. on 31 January 2018.  The procedure itself is scheduled for 01 March 2018.  One of the tests indicated the prostate to be 25 g.  Small, I know.  Having said that, I also realize the size of the prostate has a poor correlation to the severity of symptoms, and also to bladder outflow obstruction.  Case in point – nocturia is ten times per night.  The urologist, in whom I have total confidence, said that he would inject once per lobe; in other words – two total injections.  It’s out of anxiety that I ask.  Is nine seconds of injected steam per lobe too much for a prostate of 25 g?  As always, inestimable thanks.