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

If I were you, I would get some catheters to self cath just in case. Then you can go about your life without worrying about it. 

You only need to use them if you can't go. It would be bad to go on a cruise and not be able to enjoy it because of fear of not being able to go.

Its not that bad after the first couple times.

Thanks for sharing, this forum clearly makes the process more transparent, quite more impact than what the marketing material leads you to believe. Please keep us up to date on your orogressive results. Quite interested in seeing when you can consider the healing done.

Just read what you posted , interesting I had the procedure on Dec 1 first and am experiencing pretty similar symptoms . My flow has gotten better but still have to get up 1,2,or 3 times at night 27 days and still see blood in  my urine . I guess it's time to go for a test drive and see how it's working . Hope  this procedure works better than some of the others . I don't want to go throug this again .

Ok,Tom I'm on day 14 and my Rezum Dr is so differnt than yours. I had to be put to sleep because three weeks before I tried to have it done with being put out. He gave me nothing but a valume.  I was in the surgery room and he tried three times to go up my anus and give me a shot, iy hurt like HELL. The nurse said to be haven't you been in PRISION before, I think she was joking but that was it. The Dr decided to stop cause I couldn't take the pain. I am sure I couldn't take the pain in the penis having the rezum surgery.  After having the surgery at the hospital I went home with a cath and was told to come back in two days to have it taken out. So I went back on Friday had it taken out. All day Friday I couldn't pee and was in so much pain. So that night we called the on call Dr and he said go to the er. They put another cath back in and went home till Monday. On Monday I went back to the dr office to have it taken out. So all day on Monday I could only pee a little and still pain, but I was going to deal with it.  I was still in pain on Tuesday so I went back to Dr and he did a scan and said I was empting my bladder but could self cath. I said No I would try and deal. So as time went on by day 10 I could pee with not as much pain. Now on day 14 still going a lot and NOT sleeping in 14 days, The dr said its going to get better.  My major problem was I wasn't ready for the after the surgery, I though tere was not going to be that much pain.  So we will see what happens. I 'm retired and hate to take drugs at 58. So the dr put me back on flomax for the urine stream for 30 days. The flomax effects you when you have sex as a dry sex.  So I asked dr today if I can have sex and he said yes but it may be painful??? I've had enough pain looking for a little relief so not sure what to do. I sure don't want my wife to see blood she will freek out....  So wish me luck and we will see what hppens.  Happy New Year 2017!!!!!

The pain with peeing on day 14 is pretty normal and so is the blood. IF you're on Flomax, there isn't much chance you'll ejaculate so your wife won't see any blood.

I had it done in March and couldn't pee at all at the two week point. Weeks 3-4 were pretty painful (they checked me for a UTI twice - didn't have one) and your experience of peeing little bits and slowly getting better mirror mine. If your flow is OK enough, I'd get off the flomax. Urgency is also a part of the recovery and that will get better too. My doc said it could be as much as a year til that was completely gone, but at this point I don't really have a problem there.

What might help you (once your flow is OK) is a short course of Myrbetriq. It will help with the urgency and most have no side effects from it.

Be assured that your recovery is very much in the normal range, its fine to have sex if you want to and for me (my recovery was slower than yours so you might be faster) at about week 6 I realized I was doing better than when I went in. And yes, they don't tell you as much as they should about the recovery - but the problems are usually all but over pretty soon and I pee way better than I did before. FYI - most of the improvement in flow comes in weeks 6-12.

I was reading your response to Leon and it actually gives me hope . Today is my 4th week since the procedure and I am seeing some improvement in my flow , I still have the same urgency to go to the bathroom but at least I am not straining when I pee . Is the Myrbetriq an over the counter drug ? Any thing to stop the urgency .

The urgency should abate - at least mostly pretty soon. You'll need a prescription for Myrbetriq

Hi Leon, sounds like your journey was a little harder than mine, after removing the short stint cath, I've been able to keep a flow going. That said, it has been a short flow, never feeling like I emptied my bladder, and many times I walking away feeling like I still had to go. That and the ever burning feeling while peeing has made the act of peeing itself a dreaded thing. I do believe though, that drinking a lot of water during the day now s helping flush out the dead tissue but during the first days after getting the short cath out, the burning pain during p*ssing was very painfull and I purposly limited my drinking during that time.

So to get back to the present, it is now the 29th and 26 days since my procedure. I'm experiencing some improvment in flow, and voiding my bladder a little more completly, and the burning has deminished somewhat. The mildly acking prostrate feeling has also greatly deminished and I can go on walks with only very mild discomfort. I would judge my flow to be equal to before the procedure. I have noticed that getting the flow started, a problem I definatly had before, is completly gone now, I just relax and bingo, thats nice. So at this point I'm not as p*ssed off at my Doc for not warning me about what to expect post op, I was his 6th patient for this procedure, and I should have dug harder on the web and found this forum beforehand. I will say it was a hugh relief to read that I was experiencing normal conditions for this procedure. I'm looking forward to getting back to normal in the next month and hopefully gaining some outstanding flow for all my tribulations these past few weeks. 

Last night was day 15 for me got up to pee 4 times! Awful. No improvement for me as of today. I'm just so darn upset over the entire process so far. I just feel I have gone backwards so far. It doesn't hurt to pee anymore but the stream isn't as strong as before. I did this so I wouldn't have to take medicine. The dr put me back on flow max and that has awful side effects with dry seaman after sex. Haven't had sex yet but ready to do it again just worried how it will effect my prostrateGoing to wait another week. I'm 58 and have has bhp since I was in my early forties. So I thought this resum was going to be the answer for me. We will see. Happy new year all!! 2017 has to get better.

I don't watch Dr. Drew but sometimes a celebrity endorsement will significantly increase interest by a prospective patient. My Rezum was performed in May 2016 and I am not able to fault any aspect of it. Unfortunately if someone in need of a prostate procedure, contacts their urologist and inquires about Rezum, chances are that unless that MD offers that procedure, he will find some reason not to recommend it. Fortunately enough information about Rezum is available on the Internet, including the name of the manufacturer who will gladly inform the prospective patient what facilities and MDs perform the procedure. Unfortunately that provider may not be geographically convenient.

I'm not saying Rezum is for everyone, but it has enough merit that urologists should be candid should a patient inquire about it.

I wonder if he was compensated for his endorsement. Sorry Its the cynic in me. 

You're expecting too much too fast. At day 15 I couldn't pee at all and was self cathiing 100% of the time. My doc told me that the procedure wouldn't have any positive impact for a minimum of 30 days and that most of the improvement would come weeks 6-12.

By week 6 I was better than when I went in and continued to improve. If flomax is going to help it will do so within 3-4 days. If you haven't noticed much improvement by then you can assume it isn't doing much and go off of it. Sex is fine - won't hurt you whenever you decide to try it.

One positive attribute of Dr. Drew was his willingness to make unfavorable assessments of Hillary Clinton's medical condition, which got him booted from CNN (formerly the Clinton Nets Network).

It wouldn't surprise me if Rezum performed the procedure at no cost to him, and with an MD who has performed many Rezum's. The local anesthetic and minimal "down time" associated with Rezum may also have played a role in Dr.Drew's decision. I do share your cynicism about TV doctors in general.

Hard to take any diagnosis seriously when the doc hasn't examined the patient

I wasn't told any of the after surgery problems. That's why I was so upset after surgery. We will see what happens in the next 4 weeks. Happy new year.

I'm not real familiar with Dr. Drew. I  do remember Dr. Oz shilling for all the "miricale" snake oil supplements to help with weight lose or whatever. Most of which had no proof of their effectiveness.

Leon   If the doctor did not say anything to you about it I would have ask before the surgery or not have had it at all until I was informed.  Good Luck  Ken

leon today is day 31 since rezum procedure so far things are getting a little bit better for me , had sex for first time since rezum . Though i had been experiencing blood in my urine since day one it is becoming less and less blood in my urine , had no retro, pain or blood in my seamen . my stream has also gotten much better i can actully foam the toilet when i urunate . so hopefully time will heal all your worries . wish luck in your continued recouperation .

Had sex and had a lot of blood in the seaman..... I have had bllod in pee now for 2 days. Not sure if I caused any problems in the prostate???

I'm still peeing a lot at night. More than ever... Getting up every 2 hours. Just can't get a good nights sleep. Day 21 tomorrow. Sure hope the peeing will get better.  Anyone else had the resum done months ago. Just want to know whats going on with them?? Have a good week ya'll.........

You didn't cause any problems. I had it done in March. 3-4 weeks is sort of the top end for blood in the urine and semen. After week 4 you'll see the blood abate then disappear. And you're not supposed to see any improvement from the procedure til 4 weeks and most of the help comes in weeks 6-12. There is also some urgency in the first couple of months that goes away too. 3 weeks from now your like should be much better.

Agree with you 100%.

Being skeptical is one of our most powerful weapons.