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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / April 2004Nine days since PVP
Gentlemen: Quick update. I had a PVP on March 18 and had a catheter in until March 21. So far I'm just about the same. Still have to get up at night to pee (3 times last night) and I'm not sleeping much better. Doctor says I must be patient and not to expect a whole lot for some time. So I am waiting. On the positive side...I'm not taking Flomax anymore. That's good. My overall wellness hasn't improved a whole lot but yesterday did seem better. My libido is slowly returning. That should be interesting. Al in Tucson Gentlemen: It has now been 11 days since my PVP. Don't know what to think. Not much difference in my sleep patterns from pre PVP days. Have to take sleep medication to get to sleep and stay there. Still awaken 3 plus times to pee. Still not getting a good night's sleep but I haven't for years. I've quit taking Flomax and my brain seems more alert than when I used it. Hope so. My doctor doesn't want to even see me for another week and one half. So to summarize....I really don't know if I am any better....except that it's behind me. I've been told it will get better. Surely hope so. Al in Tucson. > Gentlemen: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Al in Tucson Allen, Be patient, it took me at least a month before I started to see improvement and at least 3-4 months until my bladder started to return to its original elasticity. Also, my uro advised me to take ibuprofen (or any other anti-inflammaatory) for relief during the recovery period. Again, please be patient, your urethral passage was totally destroyed and needs time to regenerate. Lewis. > Gentlemen: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Al in Tucson. Allen: Could your sleep medication be causing some of the problems? Mel > Gentlemen: > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > Al in Tucson My PVP was 9 days ago, and so far I feel as uncertain as Allen about the results. The procedure really was a "walk in the park," I was home before lunch on the day, with no pain except the catheter, which was out the next day. No pain afterward either, just minor burning the first two days. The only advantage so far is being off Flomax, and for that alone it's worthwhile; but the flow is quite modest at best. I experience more urgency, and only void about 100 ml/pee. If I wait until the urgency is extreme this goes up to about 200ml, but at that point there's great danger of wetting my pants, which happened once, when I couldn't get home soon enough from my morning walk. I'm forced to be more aware now than before PVP of where the nearest bathroom is! I continue to hope... > Gentlemen: > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> >>Al in Tucson |
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