My PVP was done on March 23 by Dr. Robert Spiegel at Edward White
hospital in Saint Petersburg Florida. He removed the catheter yesterday
(the 24th) and the results have been much the same as yours: no real
improvement, and still getting up at night. The symptoms are actually
somewhat worse than before the surgery, but I attribute at least part of
that to the fact that I have quit taking Flomax, which had reduced my
night trips to the bathroom to 3. The last two nights it has been more
like 5 or 6. And the daytime trips, aside from a couple that had quite
a strong stream, have been worse than pre-op, with very slow dribbling
stream. (returning from bathroom) This one was stronger, so I still
have hope. Actually, from everything I've read about PVP recently
(mostly on this newsgroup) it seems that instant results are the
exception, and we should expect results gradually over weeks or even
months. At least I'm free of Flomax now!
Patrick Annette
> Ron and all others:
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Ron - 25 Mar 2004 21:01 GMT
For Patrick and Al,
It takes time for the bladder to heal after a urine channel is opened up (by
the PVP).
The bladder became too strong pre-PVP, as it needed to push out the urine. I
was told that it could take 3-6 months for the bladder to become more normal
& then the frequency and urgency should improve. But everyone's case is
different. Good Luck in healing,
Ron
> From: Patrick Annette <noway@nospm.con>
> Newsgroups: sci.med.prostate.bph
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