can any one recommend a good uro here in arizona that does PVP. I live in
yuma,az,,uro here doenst do it, but willing to travel a little bit, I need
another opinion and possibley PVP done
At the time I elected to have my PVP, I had to find my own doctor. (Mine
had scheduled me for a consult with a TURP guy, that's all they do around
here, and I had to wait for 9 months just to see him. Or, as they told me,
and they were serious!!: "after you are rushed to the hospital 3 times with
serious prostate-bladder problems, they'll do it on an "emergency" basis".
I took matters into my own, hands, (no pun intended!), and I contacted the
head office of the company selling the PVP, (check the Web). They gave me
the e-mail of their closest rep. I contacted the rep and he put me onto 2
PVP doctors who had their practice about a 2-1/2 hour drive from my home. I
phoned and accepted an appointment with the first doctor. I got in for a
consult within 4 days. They scheduled my PVP operation at my convenience,
knowing that I was a visitor to their city. I thought I'd needs lots of
recuperation time, so scheduled later in the year when my job was sort of
cooling off for the year. (Didn't need to do that, though.) I checked
into a hotel the night before, had the operation at about noon the next day,
and my wife and I drove away from the hospital at 3:30-ish. I had a leg
bag/catheter and the ride home was no problem at all. I would have been
able to stand (sit?) a much longer trip since I had the leg catheter.
Thus, I could have handled an airplane or longer car ride. Best of luck to
you in finding someone. For me, the search and the decision was well worth
it. And, no, I do NOT own any stocks or any piece of the action with or
for any PVP companies. I'm just damn glad I made the choices that I had.
Since then I had several doctors remark about how well I have "managed my
own case". I hope your situation works as well as mine did. Wishing you
the very best of success and outcomes.
> can any one recommend a good uro here in arizona that does PVP. I live in
> yuma,az,,uro here doenst do it, but willing to travel a little bit, I need
> another opinion and possibley PVP done
There's a wonderful urologist in Tucson, Az. His name is Dr. Dalkin.
He did a PVP on me a couple of years ago. Very simple procedure and
recovery was quick. I'm still enjoying the benefits.