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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / October 2003PVP...Florida
Just had the PVP procedure last Wdnesday10/15/03. The procedure was uneventful. I had an IV anesthetic and i woke up shortly after the procedure. I had a catheter inserted and sent home shortly after. The first night and the next day i had terrible spasms and had some urine and blood flowing between the outside of the catheter and my urethra....it was not fun! The catheter was removed Thursday morning and the spasms stopped. some blood was evident for the next 24 hours but not too much, also some pieces of the prostate were evident. Today is Sunday and I feel fine. The only problem is that i have to urinate every 30 minutes (sometimes up to an hour) The volume is about 200 ccs..At night, I have gone 3 to 4 hours without havig to urinate.Gravity must cause daytime frequency to increase. One notable result of the procedure, is that i can pee a very large stream and can shoot it very far . This is probably more than you need to know, but it makes me very happy because before the procedure, i had a weak stream and it dribbled. I am looking forward to increasing the frequency urge since now I am stuck at home. My major complaint is that the doctor did not explain any of the expected post procedure side effects, he made It sound like it was a matter of getting home and starting off where you left off. I guess i was just naive. I guess that so far i am happy with the decision to have the procedure done. I guess you can't remeber dates!!! Procedure was done on 10/8/03 > I guess you can't remeber dates!!! > Procedure was done on 10/8/03 Was that the 10th of August or October 8th? october PVP in Ca. on 3 Oct similar but worse results. Contant feeling of full bladder. Stream flow about the same as before PVP. Will see Urologist tomorrow. Hoping for improvement. > Just had the PVP procedure last Wdnesday10/15/03. > The procedure was uneventful. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > and starting off where you left off. I guess i was just naive. > I guess that so far i am happy with the decision to have the procedure done. Please keep us posted. You are one of the few with less than spectacular results. > PVP in Ca. on 3 Oct similar but worse results. Contant feeling of full > bladder. Stream flow about the same as before PVP. Will see Urologist [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > I guess that so far i am happy with the decision to have the procedure > done. Gents, I have proved that I can post on the newsgroup so I am pasting in the reply to my message from FCJC1. Will post more details later. Jonny, I have the same symptoms and at the end of the urination i feel a little burn. I also at this time have an almost constant slight discomfort in the urinary system. It seems that when i do not feel this discomfort, the urge to urinate is not there. I am really encouraged by the night results. I can go a relatively long time before having to urinate. The urge to urinate is almost like a mini- spasm, however if i try not to urinate i can't hold it in,even though the volume is between 100 and 200 cc. I have been able to have normal bowl movements and the urge is strong. this may be due to the prostate being swollen. By the way I am 65.. Frank Frank > Just had the PVP procedure last Wdnesday10/15/03. > The procedure was uneventful. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > and starting off where you left off. I guess i was just naive. > I guess that so far i am happy with the decision to have the procedure done. > Just had the PVP procedure last Wdnesday10/15/03. > The procedure was uneventful. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > and starting off where you left off. I guess i was just naive. > I guess that so far i am happy with the decision to have the procedure done. if you had to have a catheter you probably had a very large prostate .........i believe recovery times depends on just how the prostate was enlarged and the bladders reaction to the surgury I have had a textbook recovery and 12 weeks later no regret whatever over PVP .......just had not realised how severe my problems had got beforehand Today is exactly two weeks since my PVP. had an appointment with the Dr., but he postponed until November 3. I asked the nurse if the slight bleeding was normal and she indicated that it was normal. I asked her if I could play golf and she said that there was no limitation in my activities (Dr. told me that once catheter was removed that I could go back to normal activities). Nurse said that activity might increase the bleeding some, but to drink a lot of water. I played golf and hit a lot of balls at the driving range and did not see an increase in the bleeding (very slight red tinge). So far I am able to empty out very well and the frequency of the urge to urinate is greatly diminishing day to day. there is still a slight burning sensation at the end of each urination that does not last long. Some loose scabs are visible once in a while. Right after I finish urinating i get a feeling that i should have a BM but this only lasts for a minute or so. At night, I can go 5 to 6 hours before having to urinate. All in all I am satisfied with the results. > I played golf and hit a lot of balls at the driving range and did not > see an increase in the bleeding (very slight red tinge). Another useful report. Many thanks. But I have to ask: who carried your clubs? Or is that golf at the range so you were just mostly swinging? I'm concerned about how much I will be able to do after PVP. Derry > > I played golf and hit a lot of balls at the driving range and did not > > see an increase in the bleeding (very slight red tinge). [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Derry I played 18 holes but rode in a cart and so did the clubs. I guess how much you do depends on how you feel,physically as well as mentally, and of course what your Dr. thinks. My Dr. did not tell me what to expect so I was a little aprehensive about the various results, like the bleeding, the spasms when the catheter was in place, the frequent urge to urinate,etc. The Dr.'s statement that once the catheter was out I could do as before was hard to swallow,however he apparently was correct. Had I known what to expect rhe experience would not been so nerve wracking. > The Dr.'s statement that once the > catheter was out I could do as before was hard to swallow,however he > apparently was correct. That is very reassuring. Thanks. But I think I'll skip crawling under the Land Rover to chip off the rust, which has been my job this week, when I get back from PVP! Also done my usual 2 miles across country on the quad first thing to check the pheasants -- think I'll skip that too!<VBG> Derry |
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