Thanks for your quick response, Derry. Some swelling certainly makes
sense, but having seen on the monitor the hole which was created, it's
difficult to believe the prostate area itself has narrowed enough to
cause so much of a slowdown! Maybe the area below, around the external
sphincter, did get bruised though. Apart from the clot I suggested
previously, another possibility is a piece of loose tissue partly
blocking the outlet, I guess. My uro likes to tidy things up rather
more than the one shown on the Laserscope website, who as I recall is
shown as leaving quite a lot of 'fronds' of prostate tissue which
apparently then atrophy to leave a smooth surface (I'll talk about
that in more detail later); but I suppose something that *was* left,
either loose or still attached, might be getting in the way.

Anyway, I *do* have anti-inflammatories to take, so let's hope they
may sort things out. The first pee this morning was still very slow,
but as long as the flow doesn't stop altogether I can certainly wait
till I see the uro tomorrow!

Otherwise everything has been as good as advertised - catheter in only
overnight, no bladder washout, very little post-op discomfort, and out
of hospital within a day after the procedure.

Happy Christmas to all!

Richard Slessor