Gee, that is scary.  I would sure be hunting out another doctor.

What I have found is that the doctors that recommend TURP don't have access
to the equipment for PVP.  In my area it goes by hospital.  The first URO I
was going to said PVP was about the same as TURP.  Then I found that the
hospital he uses doesn't have the equipment.  All the UROs that do PVP are
associated with particular hospitals that have the equipment and they no
longer routinely perform TURP.

I was talking to a retired doctor.  He said a friend of his was having PVP.
When he woke up he found that the laser had broke down so they finished with
TURP.  He was very upset that they did not just reschedule to finish later
with PVP.  I have heard that they usually have you sign something allowing
them to switch if needed.  When/If I have PVP I will be certain to specify
that only if medically necessary and not because of equipment breakdown.

I had green laser about 1 1/2 years ago.  For me, it was not as great as
made out to be.  I probably should have heeded another doc's advise to use
the "gold standard" which was TURP.  For me, it wasn't simply a 2 - 4  week
recovery.  I am still experiencing  abnormal things, however, a lot has
improved over the 1 1/2 years.  Urine flow is much stronger and I only get
up twice a night to go. My greatest problem is after ejaculation,  when I
urinate, a lot a blood comes out, even in clumps.  Either my doc screwed up
or it is not uncommon for this procedure.

I have been following this group for quite a while.  PVP is continuously
praised.  I just wonder if anyone has had or has heard of any bad
experiences.   One post said something to that effect but did not give any
details.

Others report good results with TURP but a few have with what might be
called horror stories.