This is what happened:
I went in at 10:30,  was put on a drip and they took some more blood to type
it in case of blood transfusion. Had to sign that they could do a TURP in
case the PVP failed.

I have had two prostate PVP treatments -
Regards,
John Kutina

I have read all the newsgroup posts for the past 4 months, very, very
enlightening, thank you to all the contributors.
I am going in on 8-23-05 at Boca Raton Community Hospital, Florida USA.
I shall report to the Group how things are working out.

I just got blood test results showing a high BUN/creatinine ratio.  I read
that this could be caused by BPH because of urine blockage.  Does anyone
know anything about this?

After my PVP my PSA in about a year went down to 3.5 It has now been almost
two years since PVP any my PSA has now risen to 4.95 has anybody thats had
PVP had a similar experience.
                   Dean,

After 10 years on Hytrin, I'm really getting close to having PVP.  I
saw my uro this week.  His practice has done over 100 of them, and he
has done about 30.
He told me that I am not a good candidate for PVP because my prostate

I am looking for people with disabilities or chronic diseases who have
personal web pages; also anyone who has knowledge of recent medical
research discoveries, especially in foreign countries.
We are also seeking language teachers and students.

this is a newspaper item of a weekly medical column.  here is what the
person ask and the response.  i hope it will be of use.
~ curtis
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Does anyone in the group have any experience with the "Super Prostate
Formula" as to if it works or not?
                      DP

This was an unanswered question on another NG. I pass it on here as I have
been taking Proton Pump Inhibitors for about five years.
"Has anyone had any prostate probs taking this drug? Apparently it is
supposed to aggravate the prostate and I have an enlarged one. Been taking

Anyone know the age of the oldest person to have PVP?
I take my 97 year old father-in-law in next week to see the URO.   The
father in law  is in relatively good shape.  No major problems except for
having to find a bathroom every hour, day and night.

Earlier in the year, I had epididymo-orchitis in which my testicles
and/or epididymis were infected with a bacteria.  The condition
responded well to antibiotics,
In addition, my urologist thinks I might have a bacterial prostate

From: "DP" <deanper@allvantage.com>
Subject: Re: LOWER PSA:
Date: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:29 AM
I guess Ed that I,m just wanting to get the prostate healthy. My Psa has run

Does anyone in the group have any ideas on how to lower your PSA.
                                            DP