As far as I’m concern, the PVP procedure is nothing more than a marketing
gimmick that benefit only the manufacture of that machine, the hospitals, and
all the urologists who perform it.
I had a prostate that was only 30mg but the lobes were growing inside the
bladder pushing against the opening. My urologist insisted that since my
prostate is still small the PVP is the best procedure for my condition and
the only side affect will be retro-ejaculation. On January 12 this year (2006)
, I had it done as an outpatient. Here is what happened since then:

1.    I was told that I will be able to urinate on my own like an 18 years old
young man right after the procedure is completed and before going home. That
never happened and they had to put a catheter on me before sending me home on
that day.

2.    In the evening that same day, the catheter was blocked by dead/burnt
tissues and I was rushed to the emergency room at the hospital to clear it.

3.    The catheter was removed the next day and I was able to do it on my own.
However, since then every time I went to the restroom I suffered from a
severe burning sensation. I was told that this burning sensation would last
only from one to three months max. Well, five months later I’m still
experiencing that burning sensation, not as severe as earlier but it’s still
there and I’ve been taking Aleve as an anti-inflammatory drug. I have to
admit that it works to alleviate my pain.

4.    Worst of all, after being excited in the beginning about the flow,
approximately three months after the procedure I noticed that the flow
started to get weaker and weaker. Now, it is almost the way it was before the
procedure.

I visited my urologist this morning and he said that a scab might have built
up and is squeezing the neck of the bladder. He advised that he needs to
remove it through what he called a minor TURP which I should’ve done to start
with.
From my experience, I would not advise anyone to have the PVP/Green Light
procedure. Please turn that damn Green Light to a Red Light and stop before
you go for it. It is way better to bite the bullet and go for the TURP (the
Gold Standard) once and for all.