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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / September 2005PVP Almost 2 Years Ago
I had read the posts on the various procedures and decided on PVP because it had the quickest results and recovery. It took a little while until I found a uro who does it close enough to where I live. I had the procedure Sep 29, 2003. I left that evening and removed the catheter the following morning. For a few days I had problems emptying my bladder and made a couple trips back to the dr (about a 45 min drive each way). Fortunately that cleared up within a week, but I continued to pass blood for around 5 weeks. That, too, finally stopped and all was great. My uro likes to do the WIT procedure and wasn't big on laser jobs. When I went back to him my stream was strong and I completely emptied my bladder (although fully emptying had never been a problem). I have not taken any medications since the procedure. Now it's almost 2 years later and for a little while now my stream has gotten weaker and I am concerned about it. With the problems I had immediately afterwards and the weakened stream I have now, I wonder if the dr didn't do a particularly good job of it. Any comments or suggestions? > I had read the posts on the various procedures and decided on PVP > because it had the quickest results and recovery. It took a little [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Any comments or suggestions? > I had read the posts on the various procedures and decided on PVP > because it had the quickest results and recovery. It took a little [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Any comments or suggestions? The PVP procedure creates a channel within your prostate, but does not prevent the prostate from continuing to enlarge. I also had a PVP in May of 2003. I am on Avodart and Saw Palmetto to keep my prostate from enlarging further. You might run this by your doctor. The PVP burns a channel through the prostate. It doesn't chop it down to size. Prostate will continue to grow, unless you also take meds such as Avodart or Proscar, but be sure you know ALL THE RISKS of those if you decide to take them--everything from bitch tits to worse. I refused and put the question to my doctor...."Knowing what you know, would you take them?" I had one PVP. No big deal. I'll have another if I have to. Check out this guys' blog...his doctor told him straight up and that may answer your question as well... http://bph-prostate-enlarged.blogspot.com/ >I had read the posts on the various procedures and decided on PVP > because it had the quickest results and recovery. It took a little [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Any comments or suggestions? > The PVP burns a channel through the prostate. It doesn't chop it down to > size. Prostate will continue to grow, unless you also take meds such as [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Check out this guys' blog...his doctor told him straight up and that may > answer your question as well... http://bph-prostate-enlarged.blogspot.com/ nice to hear from you Spread-hope the best for you Prostate keeps growing-I hope to wait to have a PVP- I am just beginning problems-there are 2 Drs. that do PVP in Dallas- will see one later this month...he is my urologist..or will be... Michael Michael > >I had read the posts on the various procedures and decided on PVP > > because it had the quickest results and recovery. It took a little [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Any comments or suggestions? > The PVP burns a channel through the prostate. It doesn't chop it down to > size. Prostate will continue to grow, unless you also take meds such as [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Check out this guys' blog...his doctor told him straight up and that may > answer your question as well... http://bph-prostate-enlarged.blogspot.com/ thanks for that sight-what are you taking to stop prostate growth-does saw palmetto stop it? Michael > >I had read the posts on the various procedures and decided on PVP > > because it had the quickest results and recovery. It took a little [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Any comments or suggestions? > The PVP burns a channel through the prostate. It doesn't chop it down to > size. Prostate will continue to grow, unless you also take meds such as [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Check out this guys' blog...his doctor told him straight up and that may > answer your question as well... http://bph-prostate-enlarged.blogspot.com/ after your PVP-how often do you have to get up to go at night??? > >I had read the posts on the various procedures and decided on PVP > > because it had the quickest results and recovery. It took a little [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Any comments or suggestions? Spread, I visited the blog but did not see much of what the doctor told about Avodart or Proscar. Would you please share your knowledge with us about the downside of taking those two medicines. I had PVP on 8/17/05. Everything is fine but the uro ask me to take Avodart for months. I perfer to have one PVP instead of having medicine. Thank you. >.....Avodart or Proscar, but be sure you know ALL THE RISKS of those if you >decide to take them--everything from bitch tits to worse. I refused and >put the question to my doctor...."Knowing what you know, would you take >them?" I had one PVP. No big deal. I'll have another if I have to. >Check out this guys' blog...his doctor told him straight up and that may >answer your question as well... http://bph-prostate-enlarged.blogspot.com/ Pat: I have read about things like retro-, bitch tits, loss of libido, and someone a long time ago tweaked my curiosity by post to this newsgroup raising a precaution. Your checking question might be with your doctor, "Would YOU take this if he was in your position?" I am growing ever more sceptical about "safety" issues around just about everything, these days...Maybe it's just me. One poster to this newsgroup provided a lot of info, but I can't find his note...it was around November 2004-ish. It seemed authoritative and it was extensive to the point I could hardly understand what the posting was really trying to claim. Sorry I cahn't be of more help. > Spread, [SNIP] Would you please share your knowledge with us about the > downside of taking those two medicines. I had PVP on 8/17/05. > Everything is fine but the uro ask me to take Avodart for months. [SNIP] Spread, Thak you for prompt response. I have being followed this group for a year and built a simple data base on Microsoft Excel to recoard many helpful data and experiences from many posters. I found that after I briefed what you posted on 10/17/04 about DHT and doing a complete blood workup, I remarked this guy, you, is very knowledgeable. Since you mentioned one poster provided some info around November 2004, I am searching it now. If I find it, will let you know. During my search, I found that you started a thread of "??Anyone Trying to treat causes?? and within that thread, your story of "due-diligence medicine" was so interesting. I reviewed my past two blood work reports. They did checked Glucose, Bun, Creatinine, ...HDL, LDL,...WBC, RBC, MCV, MCH,..PLT...and PSA, but no DHT. I think I should ask mu family Dr. or Uro to check DHT during my next blood work checkup. Thanks again I appreciate the comments. I had taken Saw Palmetto several years ago, but it did not seem to help. It did lower my PSA, but my uro said that was an artificial number and suggested stopping it for a while and then getting a true PSA reading. Before the PVP I was on Cardura and Proscar. I didn't care for them, especially the Proscar, as they were affecting my sex life, and was glad to get rid of them after the procedure. I'm not sure what I will do next.... >I had read the posts on the various procedures and decided on PVP >because it had the quickest results and recovery. It took a little [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Any comments or suggestions? |
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