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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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  • steven05114
    steven05114 ChuckP

    Posted

    Hey Gang,

    So a week from today (Tuesday, October 16), I see a second urologist to discuss a possible Rezum procedure as the Kaiser urologist only does standard TURP. I had to book this appointment about 2 months in advance. So I am coming up with a list of questions to ask them. The obvious ones are:

    1. How many Rezums have you done?
    2. How long have you been doing Rezum for?

    The family-member-MD says 50 Rezums should be the lower limit. From this forum, some of the other questions include:

    1. Do you recommend a twilight anesthesia, or similar, or not?
    2. How many Rezum shots do you do?

    I know that from this forum, there has been some discuss on the 2 questions above. The family-member-MD says to limit the number of questions. They will be doing a TRUS and a cystoscopy before any Rezum procedure so I won't ask about that.

    If you think that I missed some obvious important questions, then please let me know.

    Thanks,

    Steve

    • Ant3360
      Ant3360 steven05114

      Posted

      GREAT QUESTIONS!! I HAD IT DONE ON 10/4/2018. AT THIS POINT HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND CONCSIOUS SEDATION (twilight). I HAD THE PROSTATE BLOCK, IT DID NOT WORK!! I EXPERIENCED THE MOST PAINFUL 7 MINUTES OF MY LIFE. SOME OTHER QUESTIONS TO ASK ARE:

      1. Will you go home with a catheter? If so, how long?
      2. What medications will be prescibed post-op? Antibiotics, pain meds, stool softner, pyridium, flomax?
      3. How long you'll be out of work? I had a catheter for 5 days. Going to work with a catheter was not an option for me.
    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 Ant3360

      Posted

      Hey Ant

      Glad your doing well. Please let me know how everything goes so I can add you to my list

      Have a great day Ken

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 davidaami

      Posted

      Hey David

      Yes I did hear from him. He was having some problems with health and his computer. He said that he will be back on in a few.

      Have a good day Ken

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 davidaami

      Posted

      No problem David. I just sent him a PM telling him we are thinking of him and wish him well

      Ken

    • steven05114
      steven05114 kenneth1955

      Posted

      Ken,

      Tell Jim I wish him well and if he needs help with his computer, I am available to help him.

      Steve

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 steven05114

      Posted

      Tucsonjj & Steven

      I sent him a message about a hour ago. He was taking care of some other issues and had some computer problem.

      2 weeks ago I got a message from him and he was doing ok. He said when he get his computer back working he will be back on and catch up with everyone.

      I hope he works everything out. He is a great guy and he has helped many of us

      Ken

    • kenneth1955
      kenneth1955 steven05114

      Posted

      Steven

      Thank you. I'm going to give him a couple of days. If I don't hear from him I will send another message

      I will tell him about the computer help. That would be great. Will let you know.

      We come from all over but I feel that we all have a bond of friendship. Even if we never meet. We are there to help

      I'm great full for this site for all the guy's and the information we can get.

      Take care and Best Wishes........................Ken

    • Joe1953
      Joe1953 Ant3360

      Posted

      STEVEN-

      Those are all good questions. i had rezum done 5/16/18. I GOT EXCELLENT RESULTS. Very painful procedure. I had to have 9 shots done. The prostate block rarely works that well. To many nerves for the anastetic to get to.

      Hope you do well.

      Joe

  • john98818
    john98818 ChuckP

    Posted

    has has anyone had any problems with nasal decongestants (Afrin) causing exacerbation of their lower urinary tract symptoms?

    • steven05114
      steven05114 john98818

      Posted

      @john98818: has has anyone had any problems with nasal decongestants

      John:

      According to the National Institute of Health, yes there is a problem of nasal decongestants and LUT symptoms. See:

      Voiding dysfunction in patients with nasal congestion treated with pseudoephedrine: a prospective study, Drug Des Devel Ther. 2016; 10: 2333–2339

      This forum will not let me post links so you will have to Google this.

      Steve

    • oldbuzzard
      oldbuzzard john98818

      Posted

      Pseudophed can cause problems, but sprays like Afrin (which don't use it) don't. Not everyone has a problem with Pseudophed. If you do, it's likely that every drug that ends in ine

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