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I would like to hear about men who already had the HOLEP done and hear their feedback on it.
This is how it begun,
I had a urinary blockage about 6 years ago, could not urinate at all so I went to the ER with 1 liter of urine so they installed a catheter and emptied my bladder, went home with the cath for 5 days, then i say a urologist that inserted an old think metal camera up my penis to see the prostate, told me it was swollen, removed the cath and told me to try peeing which I did with difficulty then was prescribed Flowmax then went home, kept taking the pills for about 6 months then stop taking the pills, everything was back to normal.
About 2 months ago, I felt sick and nauseated, went to ER, had my creatinine level way high to 230, after other test they noticed that I had 750ml of urnine in my bladder and at that point I had no blockage at all and could urinate normally but I wasn`t emptying my bladder so they put a cath on for 5 days, then I had a systoscopy and noticed that my bladder was swollen and after that they sent me home no cath but told me if I can`t pee to come back to the ER and have a cath put on, so I left home and drank a few water bottle but could not feel any urge to pee and when I tried, only a few drop would come out so from this point on I could not pee so I went back to ER the same night and they again put a cath on since I had about 700 ml of urine in my bladder. I now have the catheter for the past 6 weeks, just changed it last week to a new one, I also have a valve on so during the day I keep the urine in the bladder to make it work and empty a few times a day and at night I put the bag on, so this is where I am now, 3 urlologist told me my prostate was huge and needed operation and that I was past taking care of it with just Flowmax. So now not sure what else to do, removing the cath and see if I can pee or just wait for the call to get operated on, not sure if I will be able to pee after the operation or I could have permanent bladder damage.
Any input would be appreciated
Thanks
John
Thanks Ken
John
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roger100c John-T
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Two days after the operation I was well enough to take a 200 mile train journey (including across London on the tube). It took around a fortnight to settle down completely (ie pee without any pain). The only aftermath is the reverse ejaculation but the rest of the symptoms are completely gone so for me the operation was a total success.
John-T roger100c
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Thanks a million for your feedback and glad to hear about the success of HOLEP in your case, yes the retrograted ejaculation is a small drawback in exchange for a normal life. What was your symptons that leaded to the operation, size of prostates, retention, etc.
thanks
John
roger100c John-T
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The occasional "seizures" where I absolutely had to pee but where nothing came out became more frequent and so I went for the operation privately as I couldn't wait another 9 months for the NHS to get round to me. What the surgeon found, as well as the enlarged prostate during the operation were lots (I mean around 100) little stones in my bladder so that probably didn't help.
I can now completely empty my bladder and don't need to go again for hours. I can wake up in the night and DECIDE NOT TO GO TO THE TOILET and fall back asleep again (this is miraculous)!
I can now lead a normal life again thanks to the operation.
Kind regards
Roger
John-T roger100c
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Thanks for sharing your story, I guess all in all you can say that the HOLEP operation was a great success
I'll keep you posted
thanks again
John
ianC John-T
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I too had high retention - 1L - which had been building up for a couple of years probably. I too had catheterisation whilst awaiting an op - TURP was on the agenda until I checked out this site. From here, I came to the conclusion that HoLEP was the best way to go, and got that Aug '14.
Altho' the surgeon said he'd done a good job, he also said the bleeding and after effects would be over in a few weeks - wrong; that took about 14 months. But apart from that, peeing was good more or less right away, and now all's well. Virtually no retention now; I freqently go all night without getting up (but at worst is only once - it used to be 2-3 times). I too have reverse ejectulation; slightly off-putting, but not too worrying.
I don't think my prostate was particularly enlarged, just blocking the urethra.
So I'd recommend HoLEP.
John-T ianC
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Thanks for sharing your story, sorry to hear that you had some long period of bleeding, I guess everyone reacts differently from any procedure, but all in all sounds like it was a success, I also heard along the way that you can talk to your urologist prior to surgery to ask him to to cut the bladder neck muscle to get a better chance at not getting the retrograded ejaculation condition,
I'll keep you posted
John
paul20443 John-T
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John-T paul20443
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Very glad you shared your story with me about your HOLEP experience, yes you are very right it's the best method out there proven for many years to work well, aside from getting RE I feel confident going in for the HOLEP operation, just need to wait my turn
thanks again
John
rogcal John-T
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John-T rogcal
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Thanks for sharing your experience with HOLEP, the more I get feedback on it the more I feel confident going in for it hopefully next month sometimes.
John
john44943 John-T
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John-T john44943
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Thanks for getting back and sharing your story, yes I feel the same way after many research, HOLEP is the way to go and a small price to pay by getting RE in exchange for the pleasure of peeing naturally, I'm on the waiting list for HOLEP, could of get a TURP operation sooner but I prefer to wait for the HOLEP one.
Thanks
John
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