Urolift painful ?

Buddy

Some men can take pain better then others. I had a general when I had mine. Talk to him tell him you want to be out. It should be up to you.

Ken

dude, do not accept a vicodin and valium! i had rezum done with that exact regimen and it was TERRIBLE! this is the 21st century. if he can't do a procedure that is reasonably comfortable for you.... he shouldn't do it. my pain was 8/10. or more. completely unacceptable for an elective procedure in this day and age.

I have NOT had the procedure. But. My Uro said I would hate him for 5 days afterwards. Good luck!

Just had it. Get the general if you can. I am writing up a more detailed post of what I've been through. Thank God I had general anesthesia!!! They pretty much lightly put me under but I was in a lot of pain afterwards. Felt like my penis has been through a wood chipper. My doc was very experienced too so I don't think that was the issues.

I am one week after surgery and just now is my penis not incredibly sensitive to touch. I had all kinds of issues with the catheter afterwards.

Make sure you have IV sedation/anesthesia

for this . i had it done 18 months ago under

sedation and it was not that big a deal. Catheter annoying for a few days but entirely bearable. This is not an office procedure . I don't care what some MD 's say. As a retired dentist I can tell you that

results are almost always better with a fully

anesthetized patient- not one squirming around in pain.

Tom

I had Urolift done on June 30. It has been a great move for me. I was in total retention and now I only wake up once per night to pee and have had no other side effects.

As far as pain goes, I would ask for something stronger. When I woke up from the operation, it was very painful. By the second day it was tolerable and by day three i really didn't need a painkiller. I needed a catheter for a few days til the swelling went down.

Lew, I had my Urolift three years ago. Office visit. Five fasteners. I felt them all and by the fifth, I was glad it was over. After the procedure they filled my bladder and made sure I could pee before leaving the office. No catheter, and drove myself home to rest for the remainder of the day. I had some blood for the first couple times urinating, and had excruciating pain at the tip of the penis when urinating. A little blue pill they had given me after the procedure made that pain very bearable, once I started taking it. I had only a little discomfort after the first couple days. The Urolift procedure gave me almost immediate relief of the frequency and urgency I had dealt with for the few years previous. After three years, it is still giving me relief, and I would do it all over again. My only worry is that the prostate continues to grow, and I don't know if I will again begin to experience the extreme urgency and frequency I had prior to Urolift. I can still go back for more fasteners, but don't want to deal with the cost involved. I do not know if health insurance would now cover Urolift. As mentioned by other posts, every man seems to have a different experience with this procedure, and results seem to vary greatly, based on each man's symptoms, age and current health at the time of the Urolift. Good luck. Bob

Yes. I had it done the first time with just a lubricant to numb things up, I feel I have a high pain tolerance but it was very painful. By the end I was just praying for it to be over. The pain pills or some type of local should help. The reasoning is it's a lot less expensive and easier to do in their clinic setting. Expect to have urgency and burning during urination for week or two, also you may be in pain for a few days after.

Just had it done a second time about a week and a half ago. The doctor was going to give me some pain pills this time, but thought he might need to do a Medlift and spend more time so it was done in a hospital outpatient setting. Put out and I didn't feel a thing, a much better experience. Also went home with a catheter for a day this time, felt good to take it out the next morning.

The first time I peed out a lot of clots afterwards and had blood in the urine for a while, this time basically no clots and blood in the urine for just the first few days. I don't know if being out and relaxed made for a better procedure and recovery or not, the first time I was definitely tensed up a lot during the procedure.

Time will tell if I have better results this time. I will post again after more time has passed to share how things are going.

The pain varies significantly between individuals. Get the general for the procedure. I had very little pain for the first 5 days, with a 5 day supply of tramodol. The next five weeks were hell. I'm 10 weeks out now and the pain is mostly gone. It felt like I had a kidney stone stuck. I'm still having problems with frequency and urgency, but I have not had a retention incident since the procedure (5 clips). My pain during the recovery was intense - 8 or 9 for days at a time.