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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / February 20051 year post PVP
A quick note of encouragement for those of you who have had a PVP. Had PVP over a year ago. Urologist told me it would take a good 6-8 months before I healed and things returned to normal. At 8 months I felt like things were normal, but I was wrong. Improvement continued up to the 1 year mark. I think things have stablized now. Regardless, I've been very satisfied with the results from day 1. My operation was very smooth...no catheter, no pain, and immediate improvement in flow. Like most, the urgency during the first 3 months was greater than I had experienced before...particularly when standing up after sitting for awhile. This gradually improved over time. I would occasionally get up at night through the first 8 months or so. After a year, I don't get up at all. What a difference. And the frequency has gone from once every 2 hours to once every 4 hours or so. For me, retrograde has been on and off. The first 3 months, no retro. Then I had retro. But lately, it appears that it's started to reverse itself. Sometime things work like they're supposed to. Can't figure that one out. Doesn't really matter. I'd trade being able to pee for retro anytime. That's a no brainer. An ejaculation may not feel the same, but it still feels good. I've told my uro that I'm not concerned if BPH returns. I'd simply have another PVP. He indicated that he doubts it will return. He's had a lot of success with PVPs. He no longer recommends other treatments except in unusual cases. I think that says a lot about the treatment. I hope this encourages those of you who have not experienced the immediate results you hoped for. As others have said, it takes time to heal and for the swelling to go done. It should get better for you. Be patient. Great news! Can you estimate the new useable capacity of your bladder and how much it has improved? Thanks, Jim W. > A quick note of encouragement for those of you who have had a PVP. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > to heal and for the swelling to go done. It should get better for > you. Be patient. Gradually increased from 250 to 350 over several months. Had to force myself to wait over this time period until I was too uncomfortable to hold it any longer. At end of the year it was topping out at about 400. Haven't measured since then...it just doesn't concern me anymore. Now, I'm only concerned that I empty my bladder fully, which I'm able to do except on some days when I get up in the morning. In those situations, I'll usually go before taking a shower and then produce a small amount after the shower. > Great news! Can you estimate the new useable capacity of your bladder and > how much it has improved? Thanks, Jim W. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > to heal and for the swelling to go done. It should get better for > > you. Be patient. That's a wonderful improvement. Do you think the training was necessary to improve capacity or did it simply accelerate it? Thanks, Jim W. > Gradually increased from 250 to 350 over several months. Had to force > myself to wait over this time period until I was too uncomfortable to [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > > to heal and for the swelling to go done. It should get better for > > > you. Be patient. Jim, Others in the newsgroup had written that it was helpful to "retrain" the bladder. After living it, I believe this to be true; however, it did get uncomfortable at times. I recall three weeks after the surgery taking a baseball team I coached to a road game. An hour trip to the game, about 4 hours at the ballpark, and then an hour bus ride back. No restrooms at the park. Quite uncomfortable from about the 5th inning on. Had the driver stop about 45 minutes into the return trip at a rest stop. Peed like a clydesdale. Going nearly 6 hours without hitting a urinal was something I hadn't experienced for years. But it showed me just how much more my bladder could hold. Hope this helps. > That's a wonderful improvement. Do you think the training was necessary to > improve capacity or did it simply accelerate it? Thanks, Jim W. [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > > > to heal and for the swelling to go done. It should get better for > > > > you. Be patient. Your results are terrific. Congratulations to you. Can you tell us who your urologist was? Where is he located? Thanks Gregory McCoy, Tualatin, Oregon. > Your results are terrific. Congratulations to you. Can you tell us > who your urologist was? Where is he located? > > Thanks > Gregory McCoy, Tualatin, Oregon. > >>Your results are terrific. Congratulations to you. Can you tell us >>who your urologist was? Where is he located? >> >>Thanks Have a KTP laser procedure scheduled with Dr McCoy Feb 23. Would be interested in any information you would be willing to share that might reduce my anxiety. Please reply direct to chockman@canby.com Just what kind of improvement did you experience between the 8th month and 12 th month? I am 6 months past PVP and still need improvement in the bladder area. Thanks for a reply for I would like to know what to expect from now to up to a year. I still have some frequency and urgency. Dean, > A quick note of encouragement for those of you who have had a PVP. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > to heal and for the swelling to go done. It should get better for > you. Be patient. |
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