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

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ChuckP
ChuckP

I had a nice conversation today with the President of the "Urology Times". He was telling me that there is a "New Procedure" that has been approved called the "REZUM SYSTEM".  The company that makes the system is called "NXThera, Inc".  You can google them up and lots of stuff comes up.  I called them for a referral and they gave me a Doctor in Minnepolis that has done it over 50 times now.  I called his nurse and she said he would call me back and answer my questions on monday.  As you guys probably know Doctors are not very good at returning calls but we'll see what happens.  Iam not very good at explaining how the procedure works but basically they take the device and put it up the uretha and vaporize the prostate cells which kills them.  It works with high pressure "steam" that at a certain degree will kill the prostate tissue.  My question for you guys is there anybody out there that has had it done to them and how are you getting along and are there "side effects", etc etc?????

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  • leon67555
    leon67555 ChuckP

    Posted

    I hate to be negative, but I wish I had not done this!!! I am no better off!!!!!!!!! I started this group. I still get up at night three times a night???????? The only positive thing is I pee somewhat better, but not all the time!
    • ken19524
      ken19524 john98818

      Posted

      John,

            In case Leon doesn't answer, I'll jump in here for him. He had the Rezum procedure. His situation is one of the worst that I've read about. However, we have to keep in mind that it takes some guys longer than others for the prostate tissue to be removed by the body's lymph system. I'm hoping that, by now, a couple of months after the procedure, that he's doing better. 

    • leon67555
      leon67555 john98818

      Posted

      So now it’s been almost two years and I’m no better. Went to the urologist and he did another cyst on me. This time I knew what to expect. The doctor said my resum surgery didn’t help me at all, he also measured my Prostate it is 50 mg. 

      He suggested turp I said no way 

      He suggested laser surgery 

      I agreed but I have changed my mind. Getting another opinion on Uris lift. At the end of the month... we will see what happens..

    • john98818
      john98818 leon67555

      Posted

      there's this clinic in Gilbert Arizona called Sunrise Urology I think. There's a ton of patient testimonials on YouTube and every patient is over the moon about their experience with urolift. if I have to do something again I'll probably start with that since I'm relatively young. Under 60

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 john98818

      Posted

      John & Lean   Urolift is a good procedure to start with.  I had mine 3 1/2 years ago.  I am still wide open.  It is a good procedure to start with.  Have a good day  Ken

    • leon67555
      leon67555 john98818

      Posted

      Yes I’m 59 and not ready to give up on my sex life! That’s why I headed to urio lift also!

      Thanks 

    • Tucsonjj
      Tucsonjj leon67555

      Posted

      Don't mean to butt in... have you considered a HoLep?  Expensive, but with your problems... might be a good option, especially IF insurance will cover... and after a failed procedure... maybe they would.  GL to you!

    • Tucsonjj
      Tucsonjj thomas77847

      Posted

      Look it up here and elsewhere... I can't post a link, it will be deleted.  It is a very complex procedure, but I have read more good things about it than any other procedure... I think it DOES cause full retrograde ejaculation... but if you are really messed up, that may be no biggie.  Make sure you get an experienced Doc to do it... lucky to have two here in Tucson... Dr. Wright and one other even more experienced...  GL!!

  • steve05114
    steve05114 ChuckP

    Posted

    To All,

    To troubleshoot the problem of patient.info emails not arriving in my Comcast inbox, I temporarily reset my email address for patient.info to my very old Yahoo account.  For testing purposes, can you please post a few comments on this forum so I can see if I get any emails from patient.info in my Yahoo inbox.  You could just write "Hi Steve".  I will set patient.info back to my Comcast account later tonight.

    Thanks,

    Steve

    • ken19524
      ken19524 steve05114

      Posted

      Steve,

           Ok, here you go with a message. Hope this works.

    • steve05114
      steve05114 ken19524

      Posted

      Hi Ken,

      Thanks, I got your message.

      The test worked like a charm and I got the email from patient.info on my Yahoo account proving that the problem is with Comcast and not patient.info.  Right now, I am one the phone with Comcast.  I suspect that Comcast is blocking patient.info now because they caught some "dirty" keywords in one of our posts, given the medical subject matter that we discuss here.

      Maybe we need clean things up a bit redface

      Steve

  • alan02041
    alan02041 ChuckP

    Posted

    I am from the UK. Can anyone please tell me how much it costs to have the Rezum Water Vapour treatment for an enlarged prostate? I have no health insurance. The UK has a National Health Insurance system that we pay for in our taxes. My urologist in the UK doen't know about this procedure which seems excellent. I am prepared to come to the US for treatment.

    Thank you for your help.

    • davidaami
      davidaami alan02041

      Posted

      Can you find out if the procedure is already available in England ?
    • timothy81571
      timothy81571 alan02041

      Posted

      According to Prostate.net, TURP and Green Light ($5,099) were slightly more effective at symptom relief when compared with Rezum, and both cost about twice as much as Rezum ($2,582)

    • matt63827
      matt63827 alan02041

      Posted

      ~$3k USD for the procedure itself. I that is what I paid 6 weeks ago. Plus I have seen that figure thrown around by others.
    • alan02041
      alan02041 davidaami

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately this treatment it is not known in the UK. maybe it is too new and our National Health System although generally excellent, is sometimes slow to take on new procedures.
    • alan02041
      alan02041 matt63827

      Posted

      Thanks for the info. That's not a bad price. Have to start saving my pennies. How did it go for you?

    • TKM
      TKM alan02041

      Posted

      Alan,

      You should start a new discussion asking if anyone knows a doctor who performs Rezum in the UK.  It seems like I read somewhere it was approved by the NHS in the UK.

      Thomas

    • EriktheRed
      EriktheRed alan02041

      Posted

      Alan 

      Just in the past 3 weeks I have been researching cost of Rezum here in the Washington State area of the US.   I was disappointed to find $6000 or more the going price here.  Then I complained because I am on social security and no medicare (not 65 yrs old yet) and do not have insurance.  I got a call from Swedish Hospital Urology here stating they have a "private pay" price of $3000.  I was considering paying cash...  but now hearing way too large a percentage of bad experiences with Rezum.  A urologist suggested last week that I just wait it out until I am 65... if possible.  I might.  Thats less than 3 years  out.  

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