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

I had this done in feb. 2020 and have nothing but trouble. 5 different infections, plus my bladder went crazy luckily my PCP put me on mybetric and that helped. Before I had the procedure I was able to have sex with no help no I have to take injections. My ejaculations are now reversed which I was told was a possibility, I am not happy about that. My whole sex life has changed.

Besides all that it was very painful and embarrassing, the dr. invited people in to observe without my consent.

I regret getting this done and would not recommend it anyone.

I had the procedure 3 weeks ago. It was incredibly painful. I went home in agony with tears in my eyes. My wife had to contact the on call urologist that evening. He called in a pain medication and a bladder antispasmodic medication. The first 7 days were pure hell.

I had better function before the procedure. I can pee better initially but have more frequency and trouble emptying my bladder.

Bottom line....... I wish I had NOT had the Rezum procedure.

I still have flashbacks of the brutal pain experienced during the procedure. The lidocaine block did not touch the pain nor did the diazepam taken 1 hr prior to the procedure.

The videos you see must be sponsored by the company that makes the medical device.

This is an extremely painful procedure. The first weeks are pure hell.

I am a retired medical professional. Performing this procedure without IV sedation borders on medical malpractice.

I was sent to urologist for elevated PSA. Urocuff showed blockage, ultrasound showed one kidney enlarged. Dr recommended prostate reduction and prostate biopsy which came back benign. I chose Rezum steam procedure. It was conducted professionally. No pain associated with steaming, only blockage of urination because of swelling. A catheter was in for two weeks. I called twice on issues I was told to contact office about, and the response was poor or non-existent. I later discovered you get better results by bypassing phone screeners and using the message facility on the site. I had significant issues with urination and requested disposable self-catheters, which kept me out of the emergency room on several occasions. Problems with catheters being blocked by bloody tissues led to a cytoscopy, which appeared to have cleaned out the blockages. Soon after my condition improved considerably, and I now consider the procedure a complete success, with restoration of youthful urinary function.

REZUM...

It was my desired procedure when I accepted the inevitability of some surgery.

I was referred to one of the most experienced Rezum surgeons in the UK and had an initial consultation.

He was amazing in picking up all details about a new patient and honestly told me:

1. Rezum may be less efficient with larger prostates (80cc and over);
2. Foley catheter for 2 weeks;
3. Procedure is performed under general sedation with one night hospital stay.

This, and the feedback on this forum, caused me to change my mind and start looking at Holep.

1. Sedation and hospital stay - no difference;
2. Foley catheter for 1 day;
3. Efficient and long staying even for large prostates;
4. Bleeding was pretty much gone after the first week (that's when the worst starts after Rezum).

Rezum has lower probability of long-term side effects, but it is still nowhere near zero. It is oversold as the least invasive and easiest procedure.

Do your research about the procedure, the surgeon and the hospital before you make a decision.

I had the Rezum procedure on 29March21. I was not sedated for the procedure. The procedure was 10 min of excruciating pain of which I never experienced and would not want anyone else to go through. I can not believe I endured that procedure awake. I was having problems peeing and I needed help. I thought Rezum would be the least invasive.

Three months later I am still not fully healed and have lost the ability to ejaculate. I have retrograde ejaculations. I may not get my function restored but I can tell others to be cautious and pray about your decision. At the very least, I should have been sedated.

I can pee with a good stream, but I am not emptying my bladder fully. I have severe urges to pee and even after relieving myself feel I still have to pee.

I feel an obligation to post this as I was searching for information while recovering from my Rezum procedure 9 weeks ago. I'm a 62 year old male. I have had a large prostrate since my 30's. Was on Avodart and doxazosin for the last 15 years. It got to be so bad I had to do something. After a UTI and an exam, my urologist found a stone in my bladder, that's not uncommon for men that are unable to empty their bladder completely year after year. The surgery to remove the stone requires the patient to be knocked out. I asked if you are knocking me out can you do the Rezum at the same time. He agreed to do it even though Rezum is done standard while you are awake. An important foot note is that my prostrate was very large. It was much larger than what is recommended and considered for this surgery. According to the Doctor an overly large prostrate my not benefit from the Rezum. He initially recommended the TURP. I told my Doc I didn't care if I only got 25% of the optimum result as I was desperate and refused to do TURP because that procedure always seemed much to extreme for me. I convinced him to do it with my understanding of a possible unsatisfactory outcome. 9 weeks ago I did this and had a catheter in for 5 full days after the procedure. I had a very enlarged prostrate plus what they call a medium lobe that was pushing into my bladder. He gave me 7 blast of the Rezum steam.

Let me tell you my recovery was brutal. I suffered extreme pain only when urinating for 4 full weeks after the catheter was removed. For me it was excruciating beyond belief. It was as if you have to pee so bad like you've been waiting for hours and then when you go to relieve yourself that holding pain was multiplied by 100 times. Even the most powerful opioids did nothing to relieve my discomfort..... only when urinating. The Doctor said that this extreme pain was unusual and he typically does not see his patients in that much discomfort and it might have been because my prostrate was so large.

I'm not a wimp and can deal with pain but this was torture.

In hind sight would I have done this had I know how much pain I was going to experience .... NO !

Here's the tricky part - Now that I am recovered and able to empty my bladder completely and peeing like a champ. I have a stream like a normal person and some nights I'm actually able to sleep through with out even getting up once. When I stand at the toilet it comes out immediately not like the old days where I waited for 3 minutes for my very slow flow to even start. So YES I'm glad I did it. Maybe the best course of action for me in this very isolated case may have been to keep the catheter in for 4 weeks, but there was now way I was going back after having it removed to be put back in. So far I have seen great results and am so very pleased. That's my story and I hope this helps any one who is thinking about this procedure.

I thought one youtube video from a doctor who specialises in this reszum thing said abt 6% pts will have retroejaculation issue ie semen will not come out it goes into the bladder. So, the procedure is not w/o any potential side effect that can be lifelong. The doc also says pts would have it only within about 1 hr procedure and can go home the same day; but from others posting here, reszum is not problem free and success can also vary (also healing time).

I wonder though, if anyone with prostate issues had tried alternative therapy like heat therapy. I had prostate problems for so long and only recently (since abt 2 mo ago) I started using heat pad (amethyst/tourmaline stones) and it seems to have significantly helped me - no more funny feeling down there. There are many suppliers of such item (google amazon amethyst infrared heat pad)

The far infrared heat from quartz stone could penetrate a few cm from the source. Google search indicated FIR..it says the ray could penetrate about 2-7 cm into the skin, if that is so, it is deep enough to penetrate the prostate and enhance circulation. Enhancing circulation reduces pain sensation; it will also help dispel toxin and also help with immune cells in moving about to the location. Enhanced circulation also could prevent tissue hypoxia, something seen in many type of cancers