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I am back in the squeaky clean hospital in Canberra after three weeks of Foley catheters. The uroligist booked an over night stay and I am peeing in a bottle. The uroligist stopped by for a two minute consult. He was in his usual hurry. He advised that I should go when the urge strikes and then try to go again ASAP. Has anybody heard of this?
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oldbuzzard george53690
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Its pretty standard with BPH. Often a second attempt will get you empty where the initial one didn't. Your mileage may vary
george53690 oldbuzzard
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jimjames george53690
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Hi George,
I've been using an ultrasound bladder scanner at home for about a year now. I'm pretty familiar with the various options, including used units, if you're considering one. I put together mine for around $1000.
First thing, however, is do you really need one? Because it sounds like you should be learning self cathing if you haven't already. If you self cath, you will know your retention without using a scanner. I'm not saying that a home scanner isn't useful, but considering the cost always a good idea to think if you really need it.
Jim
george53690 jimjames
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jimjames george53690
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Hi again George,
Which Phillip scanner are you talking about? They have something like you describe called the "lumify" but it costs $8,000 for the hardware and it does not compute post void residuals which you want, it just does an ultrasound of the bladder. If this is the one you're looking at, there are better options out there for bladder scanning.
Jim
george53690 jimjames
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It does not look like something that is all that difficult.
jimjames george53690
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Can you private message me a link? The one I saw cost more than $2,500 and equally importantly only took a picture of the bladder but did not measure the retention. I have a bladder scanner at home so I've done some research into this which may be useful to you.
Jim
Anonymous111 george53690
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george53690 Anonymous111
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oldbuzzard george53690
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Two suggestions :
1) Don't have any procedure done before getting full diagnosis a urodynamics test. If your problem is your bladder no prostate procedure will help. Also, PAE only works if there is no enlarged median lobe. They will need a scope at a minimum to determine that.
2) Don't have a TURP done period. It's invasive, has a long recovery and many potential side effects. RE (dry ejacualtion) for sure. Impotence and incontinence are also in the mix. And something with no anesthesia with a very low side effect profile would probably be just as effective (PAE or Uriloft with no median love issues, FLA or Rezum if there are) where you go home that day.
TURP is outdated - lots of heavy lifting and permanent side effect potential with comperable results. Doing one on someone with simple BPH is borderline malpractice
george53690 oldbuzzard
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Between the urologist's tiny attention span, and the comments on the blog, I have pretty much ruled out a TURP! There are better options.
dennis47445 george53690
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