The Urolift procedure; patient views and questions

William I am sorry that your having a problem.  He must have hit something.  Your going to have some blood but not alot.  I had mine done April of 2015 had a catheter in for 3 days.  I was bleeding some but by the end of the day the bag was only pink.  Had it taking out the 3rd day and pee fine did hurt but that shour only be the first 24 hour.  If the bleeding continues call your doctor  Take care  Drink alot of water  Ken

Thanks Ken, yes I think I need to up my water doctor said to drink every hour and I guess that means maybe 8 ounces what do you think? What do you think about this constant urination with accompany bowel movement? I'm just wondering if I have an infection that is just causing me to have frequent trips to the toilet. I'm taking Cipro and Pyridium and how many days did it take for you to get back to normal? William

Well every man is different.  I did have some bleeding but not after the catheter was removed.  I did not have a bowel movement for I think 3 or 4 days  My doctor did give me a stool softer so when I did I world not force my self.  I did not take any pills after I had the procedure and I was good to go in about 2 weeks on everything.  I drank about 6 bottles of wather and some juice during the day I wanted to make sure everything got flushed out.  If you still have a problem call your doctor and if he does not want to help go to another  Take it easy no heavy lefting  Ken  

I think I did take cipro so I would not get a infection  Ken

How is everything going  any better  Drink alot of water and juice it will help to flush out the bladder.  Ken

The Cipro can cause frequent bowel movements.

Neal

Bruce, Urolift worked for me. It's been 15 months now and off any meds and can get through the night without getting up. Maybe a little longer on your recovery so hang in there and it will get better. Good luck with the recovery and keep posting. Bob

I'm same age as you and had the Urolift done in late February.  I was luck to have minor bleeding only the first day and passed a clot on the 3rd day.  Two months later, my night time experience is better than before the procedure but it is up and down.  Some nights I make through the night.  Some nights 1-3 times.  I would take it easy on returning to exercise.  Walking is ok.  Light weights only.  I tried a spinning class 3-4 weeks after (I think) and decided in advance to only do 30 min of a 60 min class.  It was a good decision as I started peeing as soon as I got back to the locker room (into a towel until I got to the urinal).  I am playing senior tennis (doubles) 3 times a week and running about 10 miles (very slowly) a week at present.  I am glad to get off the tamsulosin.  I feel that I am retraining my bladder control (don't know exactly how).  It may take a few months.  I am having fewer minor accidents.  I have 2nd follow up with the urologist in 4 months (first was after 2 weeks).  Hope that helps.

Hi Mark

I am new to this discussion thread. I am due to have the urolift procedure here in England. I am an active triathlete and very young at 48yrs old. I would be interested to know how the spinning classes and running are going now ? Is there any greater perceived discomfort from sitting on a bike saddle or from running for some time ?

Adam

Hi Adam, I am 62 years young and had Urolift in Chelmsford last November. I am overweight but put in several hard gym sessions a week and /or  2 hour hard cycle rides. My surgeon suggested I should avoid the Gym for 3 weeks. First few days there was a lot of discomfort when urinating but progressively better so by around a week was mainly pain free. did not feel the clips (I had 4) at any time. Strangely had an occasional  feeling of discomfort  around the anal passage which surgeon said should not have been an issue but that went after about 6 weeks. Only minor blood in the urine for first 24 hours. I was walking around with no problem within 24 hours. I went back to the gym after 4 weeks had a minor chest infection . I will do 30/60 mins on the vario machine which is step/stride combo with no problem. I built  up time on gym cycle from 20 mins to 1 hour over a couple of weeks and  at no time did I have any discomfort/ feel the clips (even with my extra weight pressing down) . usually do 10 mins on rowing maching and various upper body heavy weights etc and on discomfort. I take on fluid throughout my 1.5-2 hour workout and don't have to run to the toilet at all..As I'm a fair weather outdoor cyclist I did not get back on the road bike for 4 months but was happily completing my usual 2 hour route without any problems. My problem was continually peeing up to 5/6 time in the night and way to often during the day My Bladder was not emptying fully. Post op I am down to a couple of time in the night. During the day time I was peeing way to often and sometimes if I was away from toilet facilities and would be in a lot of pain trying to hold it in. I am still peeing to often especially throughout the morning but I can now go much longer and don't have the pain. I did 5 hours on a bike last week and only need one pee stop. Hope this helps. 

You should be fine.  I had mine done 2 12/ years ago and I have never felt the implants.  Try not to do anything out of the normal for at least 4 weeks.  The urologist want the implant to a here to the prostate. No sex either.  You may have some burning the first 24 hours but it will go away.  Drink a lot of water.  Take care and good luck  Ken

Hi John

Thanks for your detailed reply, yes it has helped.

5 hours on a bike with one pee stop is great ! I too visited Essex urology. Currently under Mr Thilagarajah  but that may change to Mr Lewis.(i'm yet to meet him)

You have given me a positive outlook, as the thought of having some internal hardware is taking a while for me to come to terms with.

My condition is not as serious as yours however it's the normal case of standing at a urinal (after 2 or 3 pints) and seeing half a dozen people come and go. Or worse still, having to pee in a race, and seeing half the field overtake me. (that's my excuse anyway)

Thanks agin

 

Thanks Kenneth

I'm slowly getting my head around the procedure.

I am 68 years old and had an urolift procedure done 9 days ago. I was a good candidate and good overall health. I was tired of getting up three to four times a night to pee. Then when trying to urinate at night I had to wait a couple of minutes or more before the stream started. I had been on Flomax and Proscar about one year before but with the side effects I stopped both medications after about 30 tablets. It really had a big impact on my love life, and it was not good at all. I still don’t haven’t regained my sex life back completely. I function but I can still tell the difference.

After my procedure 9 days ago I had a catheter when I left the hospital and what a pain. I had it removed the next morning. The first night after having the catheter removed was not good. I had to get up several times (5 or more) and would have to wait 3 or 4 minutes before my stream started.  After I did all I could do I still felt like I needed to urinate more. I would wait another 4 or 5 minutes and my stream would start again, but not as much was passed the second time. During the day the wait time was frustrating, 2 or 3 minutes at a minimum. This continued for about 5 days then the number of times I  had to get up at night was reduced to about 3 but the wait times was still 2 to 3 minutes.

Now 9 days later it still takes a long time before my stream begins. My stream is a little fuller than it was but not very strong. I don’t have to get up as much at night, and I am hopping things will improve soon and all of this will be worth the effort.  If anyone has had the same situation as I have described I would love to hear how things turned out for you.

Alan

I am 68 years old and had an urolift procedure done 9 days ago. I was a good candidate and good overall health. I was tired of getting up three to four times a night to pee. Then when trying to urinate at night I had to wait a couple of minutes or more before the stream started. I had been on Flomax and Proscar about one year before but with the side effects I stopped both medications after about 30 tablets. It really had a big impact on my love life, and it was not good at all. I still don’t haven’t regained my sex life back completely. I function but I can still tell the difference.

After my procedure 9 days ago I had a catheter when I left the hospital and what a pain. I had it removed the next morning. The first night after having the catheter removed was not good. I had to get up several times (5 or more) and would have to wait 3 or 4 minutes before my stream started.  After I did all I could do I still felt like I needed to urinate more. I would wait another 4 or 5 minutes and my stream would start again, but not as much was passed the second time. During the day the wait time was frustrating, 2 or 3 minutes at a minimum. This continued for about 5 days then the number of times I  had to get up at night was reduced to about 3 but the wait times was still 2 to 3 minutes.

Now 9 days later it still takes a long time before my stream begins. My stream is a little fuller than it was but not very strong. I don’t have to get up as much at night, and I am hopping things will improve soon and all of this will be worth the effort.  If anyone has had the same situation as I have described I would love to hear how things turned out for you.

Alan

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