Been reading here for a number of months. All very informative. Here's
my deal:
L.A. resident, 50 years old, slow stream-starts and stops, takes a few
minutes or more to void, up 5-10 x per night etc. Sometimes worse than

I'm preparing for prostate cancer treatment using external beam and
seeding radiation at the Dattoli Cancer Center in Sarasota, Florida.
Because of the large amount of retained urine I currently have (400ml)
I am apprehensive about the effects of all this radiation.  Dr Dattoli

I am going to have green laser in a couple of weeks what can I expect?
I am on flomax do I stop that before?
Hugh

I had a DRE on the 11th. The doctor told me I had an enlarged prostate
that was 'boggy' that might be a culprit in not being able to urinate!
It is the second time in my life I had a doctor use a non-scientific
term to describe something they felt. What does it mean?

Ok, when does the pain stop? :-) I am entering week 3 following Indigo Laser
Surgery. I was getting a lot of blood so I stopped Plavix and Asprin (as per
my cardiologist and urologist). I'm drinking well over 2-liters of water a
day. I have not tried sex yet, but boy am I anxious!!! ...

3 weeks and 3 days after my PVP, I tried having sex.  I had been
fearful of this experience because Dr. Laub said retro was a likely for
me.  It's hard to say this, but it was a very disappointing moment.  An
orgasm seemed to be building, and then poof--it was over, without any

Normal ejaculation is antegrade, i.e., forward; abnormal ejaculation
is retrograde, i.e., backward, but the two words, although
semantically antonyms, do not in fact describe an identical process
just occurring in a different direction. Antegrade ejaculation

Can anyone who has had either of these procedures tell me how long it
was before you were able to engage in non-strenuous exercise (like
walking up to a few miles at a time)? Did you experience any change in
body weight post-surgery, either plus or minus?

Hello again
I had a TURP about 8 wks ago to ream out constricting Scar Tissue,
residual from HDR Brachytherapy, July 2005.
During the 24 hr Irrigation period to clean out the chips and blood