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TURP recovery

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mike24933
mike24933

I had a TURP operation 3 weeks ago. My flow rate has improved considerably. There is still a small amount of blood passed at the start of urinating. Just after the operation my bladder capacity and interval between toilet visits was good but in the last week I have developed an extreme urgency to pee when the bladder only has a low content. Can anyone tell me whether this is OK or should I contact my consultant.

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  • breeze61
    breeze61 mike24933

    Posted

    Hi Mike, I had a HoLEp and suffered urgency from week 3 to 6 and even though I had done my pelvic floor exercises I only had about  10 secs to get to a loo. Then at the start of week 6 it started to rescind and it had stopped by the end of week 6 as I suppose the prostate had healed further.

    Good luck and keep up the pelvic floor exercises, but, in truth they only help control the sympton whilst the  continued healing was the main reason it came under control.

    • breeze61
      breeze61 mike24933

      Posted

      Hi Mike, apologise, I didnt read your question well. My urgency was on a full bladder so yes a bit different to you. better have a word with doc but hopefully just part of healing.
    • mike24933
      mike24933 breeze61

      Posted

      Thanks for all replies. I will give this a bit more time and if it persists or worsens I'll consult doc.

    • mike24933
      mike24933 breeze61

      Posted

      Just to conclude the story. The urgency in my case was due to an infection. I realised that because it was rapidly getting worse. I took some trimethoprim and the problem disappeared within 24 hours. That was about a week ago and now everything seems fine.
    • breeze61
      breeze61 mike24933

      Posted

      Hi Mike,

      Thanks for kindly updating us  and i'm glad you are sorted and good luck.

  • lee56659
    lee56659 mike24933

    Posted

    You should always consult your doctor on medical issues, especially after surgery.  He/she is undoubtedly a more reliable source than a bunch of strangers on the internet with no medical training! cheesygrin
  • matt63827
    matt63827 mike24933

    Posted

    I am in a similar boat to you. I had the Rezum done 11 days ago. Frequency, which was the reason originally for having the procedure, went through the roof soon after having the Cath out 5 days in. There are some anti-spaz bladder meds out there the doc might suggest for you. At least, it has eased mine some making life somewhat tolerable along this slow healing path.
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