A year ago I was down to peeing every 2 hours, so I went to see a urologist,
he did the rectal, and decided that my prostate was enlarged. He set me up
for
a prostate biopsy and  cystoscopy, also told me there was a 50% chance of
cancer as he felt a nodule. I also had the PSA test, it was 2.24. I was 57,
now 58. The biopsy came back negative. He sat me down and suggested I have
an operation to move the prostate as it was in a position close the the
urinary tract. I opted not to have the operation. Over the last year my
frequency generally ranges from 3-6 hours and is generally slightly improved
EXCEPT when I get up to go at night. Then and only then it takes about 30
seconds to start urinating and there are a number of start and stops. 90% of
the time I get up only once in the night. However if I do have to get up
twice the second time up urination begins immediately. What is the cause of
the start and stops? Why only the first time is starting difficult? There is
never any pain.

Burt