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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / July 2005Re: Enlarge Prostate (BPH)
Hi There, My name is Lenny, I have an enlarge prostate(BPH) and I need some help in making a decision if I should have surgery for enlarge prostate (BPH) or to continued with my meds. (I am presently taking Flomax and Avodart). I am hoping that someone in this newsgroup can help point me in the right direction because I am a bit confused as to what to do. My doctor is pushing this surgery called (TUNA) Transurethral needle ablation. What are the pros or cons about this procedure? How will it affect my erection after the surgery? I thank you all inadvance for your help. Lenny. You may also want to consider TUMT which is a microwave treatment. I had one done about 3 months ago with good results and no side affects. The worst part is the catheder that you need in for about 1 week after the procedure. The procedure took about 2 hours with setup and 1 hour of actual treatment. Chris >Hi There, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Lenny. You might want to read this site first. http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/bph.html Burr > You may also want to consider TUMT which is a microwave treatment. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > >Lenny. Yes, I read that before my procedure. However, TURP and other surgical solutions have a measurable "Death" rate from the procedure. It may be small but is higher than the problem described. No medical procedure is 100% safe. When I had my TUMT, the nurse was always in the room monitoring the equipment. In addition, the surgeon came in every 5 minutes to check my status and told me to let them know immediately if there was any pain. I think that would have prevented most of the 16 thermal injuries that occurred. The only pain I felt during the procedure was when the bladder went into spasm. The heat was uncomfortable but not painful. I also had bladder spasms for about 3 days caused by the catheter - usually when I emptied the bag. They got milder and less frequent as time went on. The week on the catheter was worse than the procedure itself - at least for me. Just make sure you pick a good surgeon. That's the secret to good results. Chris >You might want to read this site first. >http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/bph.html [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> > >> >Lenny. > Yes, I read that before my procedure. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Chris How do you determine if your surgeon is any good? >> Yes, I read that before my procedure. >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> Chris >How do you determine if your surgeon is any good? - References from friends - References from your doctor - Talk to more than one Urologyst/Surgeon if you can - Ask people here - Look up web sites about BHP, TURP, TUNA, TUMT, etc and educate yourself about what questions to ask your surgeon. If you are not happy with the answers you get, try someone else. In my case, my doctor recommended the surgeon I used. He is well known in the Toronto area (Canada) and answered all questions to my satisfaction. He also has been doing TURP and TUMT for several years and gave me the advantages and disadvantages of each option. I selected TUMT because it seemed to have the least number of possible side affects while giving decent relief of symptoms. I have had no side affects from the procedure and my quality of life is back to normal. (I now sleep through the night and empty about 450 to 525 cc of urine in the morning). I have found that PVP is now available in the Toronto area but still appears to be new. If I need another procedure in the future, then I will re-evaluate all my options. Chris It has been a while since your last TUMT post. Are you still satisfied.?? >>> Yes, I read that before my procedure. >>> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >Chris  SignatureHal > You may also want to consider TUMT which is a microwave treatment. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > >Lenny. I had a pvp greenlight laser 2 weeks ago and am extremely happy with the results.I only had the catheder in for 24 hours and my flow was excellent right afterwards[it had been extremely hard for me to urinate before]My urologist had reccomended Tuna but after researching it I didn't want that.My urologist didn't do pvp and I had to travel 350 miles to Rochester Ny to have it done[well worth it].The worst part of the whole procedure was the 24 hours wearing the catheder in the hospital.I was able to go back to everything I do next day except for strenuous excercise[I am ajogger and it has been 2 weeks and I still haven't jogged].I am traveling back to the doctor this week for a followup and hoping he will say it is ok to resume my exercise routine.But my experience convinced me pvp was the right choice and would encourage others to do it. Allaneig Hi. Before you decide to go for an operation. Why not try to reduce your prostate back to normal and have all functions otherwise return to normal as well? ;-) Check out http://www.esp-electro.com The inventor suffered from the same condition and using his gizmo caused his prostate to shrink back to normal and in fact heal to the point where it functions properly and all other functions including urination and ejaculation have returned to normal as well. Do yourself a favor and check it out. David ESP Electro USA > Hi There, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Lenny. > Hi There, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Lenny. Do not under any account succumb to TUNA The side effects of Flomax etc can be awesome ........they include Hiatus Hernia months after you have stopped taking the drug Go for PVP you wont regret it and you will realise just how bad things have got without you realising Nambucca, I have heard of several side effects from Flomax, including "floppy iris syndrome" that can last a year after taking the drug. But I have not heard of hiatus hernia being a side effect. Can you provide a medical reference that descibes this? Thanks, Dave >The side effects of Flomax etc can be awesome ........they include Hiatus >Hernia months after you have stopped taking the drug > Hi There, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Lenny. Have PVP its by far the best option |
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