Update on my procedure

As some of you know, I had my Rezum done last July and posted some detailed reports of my experience. I had another follow up last week and I explained to the Doc that my stream had actually weakened since the first part of October. That led to a scan today. Found a wad of dead material in my bladder (which wasn't causing a problem but still needs to be removed, just chilling on the floor of the bladder) but there was some tissue that looked like it was almost coming down from above and then there was some tissue that hadn't been killed that was sticking out into the flow in the prostate. In short, while the neck of the bladder was clear the Rezum needs to be cleaned up. So, I am now scheduled for a "cleanup turp" on the 17th. My Rezum was done with a Dr. that has done 300 Rezum procedures and consults with the Rezum company. So, my message is this: no procedure is perfect. Some Rezum's work great, but in my case my prostate was a little funny shaped - and we knew that going in. We knew there would be a possibility of needing a turp. The Doc thought we would be OK when he performed it in July, but nope. This stuff is very much an art and very much impacted by your own personal physical quirks. So, if you are a first time reader, just look up my notes. I agree whole heartedly that you should NOT do this awake. No flippin way. You should request to be twilighted. You can read about the meds they used on my earlier notes for twilighting me. Very effective. Good luck out there!

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