Scar tissue? We had a poster some time ago who had scar tissue that blocked
his urethra:-

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     Date: 3 Mar 2005 09:30:03 -0800
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     Subject: Questions regard need for second PVP
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One week post PVP and I void like a thirty five year old with minimal
discomfort.

To those who have had more than one PVP

1) How long before the second had to be performed?

2) Was the first one successful at first or were there complications?

  2. Maurice Batey
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     On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 09:30:03 -0800, Frank wrote:
     > To those who have had more than one PVP

     >  1) How long before the second had to be performed?

                  6 months

     >  2) Was the first one successful at first or were there
complications?

          Apparently very successful; swift recovery (was on train home 24
          hours after the op).
               However, after 4-5 months the flow rate had diminished. In
the
          2nd PVP he took more away around the bladder neck, and removed
some
          scar tissue. All is fine now.

     There are two possible reasons why the 1st PVP did not remove enough:
       (1) I had asked him to try to avoid retro ejaculation.
       (2) He found 2 mini-tumours in the bladder and removed them, thus
           perhaps reducing the time available.

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     Maurice Batey
             (Retired in Hampshire, UK)
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Just a guess, but PVP (or TURP for that matter) doesn't prevent the
prostate from continuing to grow which is what caused the problem in
the first place.

Do you know the approximate size of your prostate?   I am thinking that
if it is large you may need a second PVP.

 During a discussion a couple months ago Dr. Sancha stated that for
very large prostates the operation can take up to three hours and use
three or four expensive fibers.  My immediate thought was that in the
U.S. where the insurance often pays a flat fee the doctor would probably
perform a "standard procedure" which might be one hour and one fiber.
Then if that is not "good enough" he would do another and perhaps even a
third one, as each of those additional procedures would again be paid
for by insurance.

Keep us informed of your status.