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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / July 2005Cooled ThermoTherapy
I just saw this ad in a local paper stating: "A real solution is now available for enlarged prostate using a breakthrough treatment call Cooled ThermoTherapy(tm). Cooled ThermoTherapy shrinks enlarged prostate tissue, while protecting the surrounding healthy tissue and organs. Cooled ThermoTherapy is an effective, single, not-surgical procedure that can be performed in the comfort of an urologist's office or outpatient hospital setting. Cooled ThermoTherapy is FDA-approved and has been used for over 7 years to treat more than 80,000 men worldwide. Unlike medications, that must be taken year after year with varying success rates and costs, Cooled ThermoTherapy is designed to solve the problem of enlarged prostate. Cooled ThermoTherapy can also eliminate the need for more invasive prostate surgery." I've never heard of this before, does anyone have any experience with this procedure, or any other info? That's a microwave treatment: "TUMT = Targis Cooled ThermoTherapy" http://www.urologix.com/html/cooledthermo.htm > I just saw this ad in a local paper stating: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I've never heard of this before, does anyone have any experience with this > procedure, or any other info? The web site you refered to below was excellent. I had a TUMT done just over a year ago and the web page did a good job of describing what to expect. Most of the sites I have visited, do not mention things such as: 1. Bladder spasms 2. The sensation of having to empty your bladder 3. A burning sensation at the end of the penis I had all of these during the treatment and it would have been nice to know about them before I started. Is anyone interested in TUMT in this news group? I can describe my experience if needed. Most of the messages are about PVP and that is only starting to become available in my area (Toronto, Canada). When I had my TUMT (Dec 7, 2003), PVP was not available (or was too new to try). Chris Bennett >That's a microwave treatment: "TUMT = Targis Cooled ThermoTherapy" > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> I've never heard of this before, does anyone have any experience with this >> procedure, or any other info? > The web site you refered to below was excellent. I had a TUMT done > just over a year ago and the web page did a good job of describing [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >>>I've never heard of this before, does anyone have any experience with this >>>procedure, or any other info? Hi Chris: I am 61 yr old who had Prostatron 2.5 TUMT 7/2/05. Would be interested in sharing pre and post procedure reports. What led you to the procedure? How are the same symptoms now? Please respond direct chockman@canby.com Thanks. chockman > The web site you refered to below was excellent. I had a TUMT done > just over a year ago and the web page did a good job of describing [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >>>I've never heard of this before, does anyone have any experience with this >>>procedure, or any other info? Chris: Would be especially interested in any pre and Post AUA Symptom Scores that you may remember? Thanks. chockman@canby.com I just had the TUMT treatment 4 days ago. "In the comfort of your Urologist office" is slight exaggeration. It was not pleasant. Catheters come out in another day or two. I sure hope it works because the treatment was far worse than the disease. > I just had the TUMT treatment 4 days ago. "In the comfort of your > Urologist office" is slight exaggeration. It was not pleasant. > Catheters come out in another day or two. I sure hope it works because > the treatment was far worse than the disease. Hi: I had a TUMT July 2 in Portland, Or. My AUA score was reduced from 21 to about 10. Seems that the TUMT did not clear the prostatic urethra furtherist from the bladder. So I am going back for PVP on Feb 23. I found that the first week after the procedure to be the worst due to the frequency and urgency issues. I did not have a catheter installed when I left the office, but had to self catherize the first week. Hope things go well for you. Do you know how large your prostate was and what equipment was used for the procedure? chockman@canby.com > I just saw this ad in a local paper stating: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I've never heard of this before, does anyone have any experience with this > procedure, or any other info? This procedure is usually called the Trans Urethral Microwave Thermotherapy (TUMT) and is done by devices called Prostatron, Targis, TherMatrix, Prolieve, and other names. There is a lot of information available on all these systems on the internet. I had a Prostatron 2.5 Jul 2. Would be happy to share my experience if you are interested. chockman@canby.com >I just saw this ad in a local paper stating: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >I've never heard of this before, does anyone have any experience with this >procedure, or any other info? I had the procedure and it didn't work for me  SignatureHad the targis procedure and it didn't work >>I just saw this ad in a local paper stating: >> >[quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>I've never heard of this before, does anyone have any experience with this >>procedure, or any other info? >I had the procedure and it didn't work for me I had the procedure of Thermatrx DOT Jun 04. It did not work for me either. I am 50+. Will have PVP soon and will post the result then. |
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