The Urolift procedure; patient views and questions

I live in San Diego Ca and had the procedure 2 days ago.  It was performed with general anesthesia but I was released home the same day. 

I can report that the procedure seemed to have gone well, per the doctor. I left with a catheter in me (removed yesterday morning) but it was very painful. I was given generic pyridium for urinary pain, cipro to prevent infection and Tramadol for pain.

I have consistently been able to urinate but it''s painful and there is still some blood in my urine. I'm also finding that I've been urinating quite alot. Not large quantities but still more than previously.  That is the case today as well and I'm finding that when I stand up there is generally a very strong urge to urinate. 

I saw  some of the comments below so I thought I'd add my experience to the list. 

I was told I would be feeling better within 2-4 weeks and have a follow up schedule for early November.  at that time they will give me a urine flow test as well as follow up with the surgeon.

I appreciate the experiences listed in this list. Thanks to all who contribute.

UL done a few months ago, and after a month or so, things seemed much better! Post op check showed I was voiding well.

Well about 2 weeks ago, I have started having lower abdominal discomfort again and the last week, voiding has become more sluggish and much like before the procedure! So I have a semi emergency appointment tomorrow am with my Urologist. I even did a self cath last night and that helped! Maybe the sutures have worked loose! Hope to have some answers in the am!

I had Uro-Lift about 14 months ago.  Done by Dr. Bill Badger at Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, AZ.  He put in six dealie bobs to hold my urethra open.  The gizmo to install the dealie bobs is a single shot rig so he had to go in and back out six times.  That kind of insults the urethra and as expected I peed blood for a few days.  He gave me narcotics for the pain but never had to use them.  Girlfriend drove me home...me wth my penis out, hanging into a pee bottle thing with a blanket over me...dribbled most of the way home.  It does take a while to heal.  But getting off Flomax was a dream...actually could ejacuate out again instead of in.  Flomax does lower blood pressure and coming off it raised mine so doc had to add a replacement med that works great.  It just got better and better, fewer ups to pee every night.  It took about a year to feel totally back to normal....now sleep up to nearly 6 hours continuous with one up to pee.  Sometimes up twice to pee.  And when I pee I pee like a drunken teenager....what a joy!  When I ejaculate I ejaculate like a teenager too.  Not bad for age 72.   Only problem was that doc said insurance paid for the operation.  They didn't.  Got a bill for over $18,000 USD.  I called the hospital and told them I was my brother and that I was found dead on the living room floor clutching their bill.  Had to appeal and took a long time but the hospital was patient...eventually all but $1,200 USD was paid by insurance.  With the improved life from the operation I was more than happy to pay that, and did.  Well worth the bleeding at first and whatever pain....like anything else good there's a price to pay.

Hello everyone, I just had the Urolift done at the University of Illinois Chicago. Today is the day after and I feel fine. I was released the same day and I woke up from general anathesia with a new cath. The cath should be removed at my followup appointment in 9 days. When I woke I noticed a slight stinging in my dick probably from the irritation of the procedure and it went away in a few hours after I took 600mg ibuprofen at home. Now I'm just taking it easy and working from the Internet. I drank lots of water yesterday evening and by this morning my urine color was normal. Sorry I have nothing to report on whether or not my BPH was mitigated but I wanted to share my experience thus far because the information posted here helped me make the decision to do the Urolift. Maybe my experience will help someone else make a decision either way. My thanks to all who posted here! I will add more when I know more.