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steven07153
steven07153

Hi -it's been almost 2 years since I had my procedure (urolyft) where I had 5 staples (not the correct word of art) placed into my prostate.  Things were progressing well until the last few months where I've found that start-up has once again become somewhat problematic (although better than prior to surgery) and the flow is becoming intermittent.  I wonder if others have sufferred this and how long before another procedure would become a potentiality.  I can say my urologist (Kaiser San Diego) told me that it's becoming a 'quality of life issue'. So I thought to ask what others' similar experience might be.  Thanks in advance.

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  • dan15739
    dan15739 steven07153

    Posted

    I was thinking of doing this,what symptoms were you having beforehand?
    • steven07153
      steven07153 dan15739

      Posted

      I had problems with flow and with starting my flow. Also sexual problems with meds I had been taking . The procedure has made things better until the last several months.
  • Waffalobill
    Waffalobill steven07153

    Posted

    I think doc has to find out what happened first. Talk to Ken. He had one come loose and had one added I think. Maybe your prostate shrank?
    • steven07153
      steven07153 Waffalobill

      Posted

      I think shrinking would have more positive consequences

      Less pressure on my urethral canal but I'm not sure.

  • BobbyT
    BobbyT steven07153

    Posted

    Isn;t it just a matter of the prostate continuing to grow and filloing in the space created by the procedure?  I would think it could happen with anyn procedure. It is just taht it usually happens so slowly that most men age and die of something before it becomes a problem.
    • alan1951
      alan1951 BobbyT

      Posted

      To your point, the prostate gland is dynamic.  And in labeling it as such, I'm not assigning a value to those dynamics / changes.   Like any other gland or organ, things change over long periods of time.  Those changes may not be readily observable or perceptible, but they do change and, not to be the harbinger of bad news, they atrophy over time more often than not.  Not exactly a response of optimism, but it's realistic.

    • richp21
      richp21 alan1951

      Posted

      Alan, I thought the prostate continues to grow, not atrophy, as one ages.

      Rich

  • cartoonman
    cartoonman steven07153

    Posted

    Yes, Steven, I had a similar experience.  I had my Urolift in December 2015.  It was terrific results to start with, but after  a few months (3 or 4), the flow slowed and stopped by late spring of last year.  I resumed CIC.

    I conferred with the doctor, and he offered a second round of Urolift, althouhg he had doubts about whther it would work.  We scheduled for October, but a UTI (and my wife's fall in a canyon and resulting broken neck) prevented the second procedure taking place.  

    In the interim, I have decided to await the results of the iTind trials, as I'm interested in that approach, if it passes FDA muster.  

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