Prostate "regrowing" after surgery kind of confuses me. All
indications from this Board are that this will occur (over time). I'm
still 100% confused about how fast and to what extent this regrowth
occurs (and whether it is related to nature/type of surgery, age of
patient, etc.).

I'm the poor sap whose uro first put me under a general anasthesia
BEFORE figuring out my prostate was a bit too large --try 158 grams--
for PVP surgery. Would have been nice if he had first done an ultra-
sound for size instead of me going through this wasted time/stress to
my system, pain, night in the hospital, etc.

I then was brought back for open abdomenal surgery to gut/core the
Prostate--not TURP-- and spent three more nights in the hospital,
system further compromised by the anasthesia/breathing intubation,
etc. Finally after another harrowing week after discharge from hosp
(with catheter back in) waiting for indications of success I FINALLY
was able to urinate (as everyone said I would) very well as to volume
and force. So far bladder is emptying almost 4 weeks after surgery
(next visit to uro is on October 12th). Of course I've been coughing
since my surgery from something I caught in the hospital.

OK that was a big digression. I asked the uro on my last bladder
voiding test visit (10 days ago) about whether the remnants of my 63
year old formerly 158 gram Prostate would regrow. He lloked at me
quizically and said "Yes you might have to come back in about 30
years"(quote-unquote). I hope to come anywhere in 30 years BTW!!!
However he then suggested I take the uraxatrol he prescribed for me
(an alpha-blocker like Avodart and Proscar) to "help me pee more
easily". As stated i'm urinating decently post-op (so far). If it
won't quickly regrow in y case, why the suggestion to take uraxatrol??

I will try to nail him down further on this (to me) confusing issue,
but I wanted to put my feedback/experience into this Thread.

Summary: My uro seemed to be saying yes it will regrow, but no not in
my (probable actuarial) lifetime. But that answer (if correct in my
case) MIGHT be different if PVP is the method (instead of my very old-
fashioned open surgery) to "shrink" it..

Good luck,

Michael

PS-- Pay attention to Ed he knows his stuff (based on his experiences)