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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / April 200524 hrs after PVP
I thought I would add my post-op experiences of PVP to this forum as I have learnt a lot from reading other accounts. I had Greenlight PVP yesterday morning to solve blockage caused by my prostate growing into the urethra. Age 53, generally good health, relatively small prostate for my age. Surgery was conducted under general anaesthesia and everything has gone well up till now and I hope it continues. I had more than the usual bleeding and am still wearing a catheter until tomorrow. Output was very bloody until this am and now it looks normal. The only pain I felt, after waking up from the op, was of a full bladder and feeling I needed to pee very very badly. This was simply the bladder muscle in spasm, which went away with Ditropan. I also needed one percocet for intense pain in the penis, but that went soon after and has not returned. Now I am looking forward to having the catheter removed. Dave > I thought I would add my post-op experiences of PVP to this forum as I have > learnt a lot from reading other accounts. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Now I am looking forward to having the catheter removed. > Dave good luck Dave-but aren't you concerned that it will grow back-I am about your age-and when you are 15 years down the road-you might need another- reem job.. Michael > > I thought I would add my post-op experiences of PVP to this forum as I > have [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > reem job.. > Michael I would think it is better to have it done again in 15 years than try to (unsuccessfully ?) control it with medications for all that time. Michael, yes I am worried that the prostate will continue to grow, but there are several factors that contributed to my decision. My bladder wall shows significant trabeculation and my uro was concerned with further damage being caused by the obstruction that could lead to catheterization. Flomax has worked moderately well for several years but I do not like the idea of taking a drug forever and besides it only raised my flowrate from 7 to 13 mls per second. It did not reduce the blockage sufficiently to prevent ongoing damage to the bladder. Another reason for not wanting to take a maintenance drug forever, besides the ongoing muscle aches and tiredness, is the fear of serious damage being caused somewhere in my body. In 1998 I had an adverse drug reaction to Cipro and Levaquin which still affects me today, so I am not too fond of pharmaceuticals. I feel I made the right decision ... time will tell. Dave Dave, Interesting comments about adverse reaction to Cipro. I believe I may have the same but my doc says not. How did you react. Magna > Michael, yes I am worried that the prostate will continue to grow, but > there are several factors that contributed to my decision. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I feel I made the right decision ... time will tell. > Dave My adverse reaction to Cipro was extensive and lasted several years. While I was taking it the only effect was mild confusion, and did not seem serious enough to stop taking the 30 day course. This was in 1998 for suspected prostatitis. The main problems occurred months after I finished and were numerous. Mental impairment, difficulty reading and writing, pain in finger joints, soles of feet, small muscle spasms over the surface of my body, tingling in extremities, ringing in ears, anxiety, the list goes on. My doctor said it could not be Cipro as it was a very safe drug. For the first year I did not connect my symptoms with an adverse reaction to Cipro. But a year later I found a Yahoo forum named "quinolones" for the family of antibiotics that include cipro,levaquin, ofloxacin, enoxacin and others. After reading story after story of other peoples reactions I realised what had happened. Since then I have found doctors who agree with me and who have also seen similar long term reactions. I have also met several people who, after describing my reaction, realised they too had had a reaction but had not connected it with taking cipro. Having said that, I believe cipro is a safe antibiotic for the majority of people that take it. Dave > My adverse reaction to Cipro was extensive and lasted several year <snip> I had a bad reaction to Cipro while trekking the Annapurna Circuit a couple of years ago. I'd taken it after a couple of days of vomiting, and wasn't aware that it increases the skins photosensitivity and can cause real problems in bright sunshine, hence my impression of the Elephant Man in the photograph. See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/daniel.f/kagbeni.htm It wasn't until a year later that I heard about some of the adverse effects people had using Cipro. It's made me cautious about taking antibiotics unless it's absolutely essential. Huw > > My adverse reaction to Cipro was extensive and lasted several year <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > unless it's absolutely essential. > Huw I never take drugs-even aspirin makes me wheezy-had to take one week of cipro-had no problem at all-after the one week took a bunch of acidolphis and yogurt Michael Took Cipro for 3 months and had no reactions at all. Steve >> > My adverse reaction to Cipro was extensive and lasted several year > <snip> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > and yogurt > Michael dave, look into some of the prostate growth reducing treatments (saw palmetto, etc.). your euro should have some recommendations. >I thought I would add my post-op experiences of PVP to this forum as I have > learnt a lot from reading other accounts. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Now I am looking forward to having the catheter removed. > Dave My experience is that Saw Palmetto is temporary at best. Unfortunatly there is no extended testing of it to determine how effective or what problems it may cause. There have been notices that it can mask the PSA test (and Prostate Cancer). You Doctor administring PSA test must be aware that you are taking Saw Palmetto. > dave, look into some of the prostate growth reducing treatments (saw > palmetto, etc.). your euro should have some recommendations. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Now I am looking forward to having the catheter removed. > > Dave >dave, look into some of the prostate growth reducing treatments (saw >palmetto, etc.). your euro should have some recommendations. That assumes we in N. Americal would even have a euro. I tend to try herbal or "alternative" remedies first before resorting to the standard medical approach. So I have tried saw palmetto products in the past for long periods of time, but with no noticeable effect on my urine flowrate. I have also tried pumpkin seeds and other herbal products. None of them changed my flowrate. Dave A brief update: My urologist decided to leave my catheter in till Friday as he felt it would reduce scar tissue. My procedure had been difficult, he said, since my blockage made it difficult to get the laser optic head through the prostate. I passed a lot of blood in the first 12 hours. Now looking forward to Friday. Dave Well, it's been a week now since the procedure. My catheter removal was delayed three times due to continuing signs of bleeding. Finally had it taken out today, a week after surgery. Removal was painless, to my suprise. An hour later another pleasant suprise. I can now pee profusely! Also there is no blood in the urine, no hesitancy, no post dribbling and no burning. After 7 years of weak urination I am elated - I hope this lasts. Dave |
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