PVP

Forlorn's last post leads me to try and help.  He is a very good
writer, as you will see if you read his previous posts.  I will simply
go to the point
1. Before my PVP I did not medicate and only suffered, not pain, but
embarrassment.  Not be able to control prior to sitting donw to a
toilet, asking a friend to pull over to the side of the road, having to
change my clothes, etc.
2. I became informed about GreenLight, PVP and decided to do something
about BPH.
3. My internist gave me two local names and I discovered others.  Dr.
Reiter @ UCLA was not avail and Dr. Laub, locally was.  Why these two
finalist?  Number of procedures.  At that time Laub had done 140.
4. Dr. Laub said that I had not tried medication or anything else.  I
informed him that I was not practicing medicine and would listen, but
that having been exposed to the clinical documents that I was there
because of GreenLight.
5. Surgery at Cottage Hospital at seven 30 a.m.  To my glee released at
two p.m.  I say that because I barely voided.  I made the mistake of
looking and it was just droplets and it stung so much I was concerned
that I would have to go home with a catheter if I went at all.
6. At eight p.m. urinating like an 18 year old and drove to a local
party the following day Saturday.
7. Yes I passed some blood and for a couple of weeks the start of
urination was pinkish.  I also passed some blood clots and tissue.
8. The singing sensation of the first day was relieved by a medication.
9. My results were so gratifying that I convinced three friends to have
it done.  One of them had had a TURP some years prior.
10. All three are very happy with the results.  Two of the three were
told that they should have a Prolieve or TUMT.  I believe that is a
pocket book issue, but the uros might say I am practicing medicine.
11.  I never medicated because I didn't want the side affects and
most of them are not curative simply palliative.
12.  Now a year and a half later, my experience has been wonderful.  I
am in good health and reasonably good physical condition, 73 years of
age.
13.  So go to an uro that does PVP not holium that has done it 100
times.
Hope this helps someone, and good luck.