Just a short note to say the I am now 15 months post-PVP and I feel great.
Strong flow, no freq, no urgency, no residual, no retro. After 15 months, my
bladder seems to have regained the elasticity lost to years of bladder
outlet obstruction caused by BPH.

AUA score = 0
Quality of Life Score = Delighted
PSA = 1.6
Peak Flow > 50 ml/sec
capacity without urgency > 800 ml
residual  0 ml

I want to mention secondary improvements that I attribute to Laserscope PVP.
Prior to PVP, I could not run or bike longer than 20 or 30 minutes because
of BPH.  I literally timed my runs to be between mens' rooms. Now I am
running 5 miles in under 40 minutes (something I haven't done since age 23)
and biking over 50 miles without the need to stop.  As a result of this, I
am in better physical shape now at age 45 than I was at age 25.  I attribute
this directly to having the PVP done.

Seems like many others both on and outside this newsgroup have had excellent
results as well.  Laserscope tells me that over 5000 PVPs have been done so
far this year.  This is a significant number given that there are about
150,000 TURPs done per year.  I estimate that within 3 years PVP with
overtake TURPs inthe United States as the most used and the perferred
surgical procedure for the treatment of BPH.

I heard that Dr. Te is now running two machines and is fully booked until
December.  He was inundated with inquiries after the WNBC TV segment that
ran in June.

It seems like the dialog here has been very positive as well.

To those here who are plagued by BPH and are still on the fence.  Go have it
done.  The sooner the better.  You will regain freedom over BPH that you
don't fully realize how much you have lost.

Take care and best wishes for good health,

Patrick