UROLIFT-HAVE YOU HAD THIS DONE??????

Hi Kamokid, I'm based in Australia. I've just been reading this blog with your positive experience of Urolift which lasted for 4 months but I'm a bit concerned that you have seemingly had complications thereafter. Anymore news?

Is there anyone else here who can tell about their long term experience with Urolift?

Hi Marc. I had a 2nd surgery with Dr Chin on September 12th 2015 and this has been much more successful sonce, Evidently the problme was that after they did the original Urolift the prostate balloned out and up to the bladder neck - like squezzing a balloon with air in it and the air going to the top or wherever you are not squeezing. So They put in another 5 together with the 6 they already had in and it all went much better. Now 7 months and really happy with the results.

Yuu should read the comments in this forum [below] about focused laser ablation... And everybody loves Dr. K-ar-aman-ian...

https://patient.info/forums/discuss/focused-laser-ablation-508907

Hello,

Had the urolift 12-months ago in Sydney - had a large, enlarged, prostate but cannot say the cc size - had x3 pins (?) each side too.

Because of bleeding and clotting, in  hospital for 3 days and three nights - catheter for all three days - Catheter an awful experience !!!

If I felt any pain from the urolift, I was oblivious to it, because of the degree of distress from the catheter - it chafted, ripped and rubbed-raw, my urethera so much, that the first 5-days, post discharge were all about coping with the pain of this malarkous instrument.   Good strong pain killers were necessary and Ural to ease the acidity of my urine - the acidity of my urine caused havoc upon the wounds created by the catheter.

Now, a year on, very happy with the results - 95% of the time, easily peeing.

My most important encouragement to those thinking of the procudure, don't only speak to the surgeon - she/he is great for info on the surgery, but my surgeon's nurses were the one's who were solely helpful with my recovery from the surgery - speak to both medical and nursing staff to be properly prepared.

Had mine done on private insurance - Medicare only pays for the TURP in Australia.

Am now finding tho, that I need twice as much viagra as I needed before the urolift - but I cannot say the two are linked - I'm 61 and have had hard-on issues for many years, so this could be a separate thing.

A friend had a median lobe, we used the same surgeon, my friend had what the surgeon called a mini-TURP and 9 pins (?).   He is now 3 months post and very happy with the results.

I am informed by the nurses, that my urolift can be improved, replaced etc...more pins or somesuch - that if it begins to fail, this does not only mean I have to have the TURP - but this can only be known after an assessment.

I did begin to have the same old, many wakings at night unable to pee, issue 3-months ago - spoke to my surgeon's nurse, who advised me to set my alarm 2-3 hours after going to sleep - to retrain my night-time bladder to pee when I say so - this has worked a treat - go to bed at 10.30 or 11.00, set the alarm for 2.30 - then am sleeping till I wake at 5.30 - 6.00 - I do need to pee again then tho - I've tried to sleep in, but have to get up then to pee before I can sleep on - but this is no problem as i still work and get up at that time.

 

Just had Urolft procedure last Wednesday, had catheter in for 6 days and now day 8 post procedure I am still having bladder spasms and very bad frequency and urgency, with very minimal flow and very painful urination. How long will these symptoms last especially the bladder spasms? Thanks.

Just had Urolft procedure last Wednesday, had catheter in for 6 days and now day 8 post procedure I am still having bladder spasms and very bad frequency and urgency, with very minimal flow and very painful urination. How long will these symptoms last especially the bladder spasms? Thanks.

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Does anyone have any recent observations re Urolift procedure. 

Im in Australia and my urologist has recommended it. Im curious about long term effectiveness etc.

Thanks

Me also chuck ! This relatively new prostate procedure indeed seems far better than others (eg. TURP, Laser,etc), however there arn't any longterm stats on the overall success rates as well as durability. They hint at 10% failure rate, where presumably dissatisfied recipients have required further BPH interventions, such as a TURP. One certainly needs a stronger assurety of a permanent fix for any prospective urolift procedure, which I might add is still not a cheap alternative ! To have such a failed procedure only to necessitate further invasive treatment can be very traumatizing to say the very least ! I am therefore most interested as you are, in hearing from any recipients of the urolift method. Btw, what do you think of the 'heat shrinking' technique which is also suppose to be minimally invasive, however the durability factor is similarly questionable!