Procedure done yesterday, March 16.  The Dr. suggested I try TUMT first
before PVP.  For me it is a quality of life thing.  Age 75 and in relatively
good health.  Presently getting up three or four times a night and very
little trouble during the day.

Fortunately the Doctor's assistant called the night before and gave me a
very through rundown on what to expect.  When they instructed me to start
taking pain pills 24 hours before the procedure (and what I have read here)
I became suspicious that it was not going to be "In the comfort of your
Doctor's office" as the manufacturer of the equipment advertises.

Most uncomfortable for me was the administration of a prostate pain
deadening medication through the rectum.  Insertions of the catheters was no
picnic either.  As for the procedure itself I did not experience any of the
bladder spasms or heat that I was told to expect.

Uncomfortable part now is the catheter which is supposed to be in place
until Monday.

When I asked the assistant about success rates she said that of the more
than 500 TUMT that the doctor has done, two said they would never do it
again.  Eighty percent said they would do it again.  He had told me
previously he has done 30 PVP with total success as well.  But as long as I
was not in an emergency situation he suggested trying TUMT.

Now comes the long wait.  Was told not to expect much of any change for at
least six weeks.  More likely three months.