I've moved this topic to the top, Derek, hope you don't mind, but if Ed has
had a TURP procedure that allowed him to be eating in a restaurant 5 hours
later I think the Group will be interested.  Who is the wonder surgeon who
carried the TURP?  On second thoughts perhaps they ...

I can understand what you are saying as I have endured BPH for over 10
years. Been taking terazosin, an alpha blocker for most of that time.
It was very effective in the beginning. I went from 5 times nightly to
once.

Anyone have any experience with it, or other comments? I've googled it;
lots of hits in the web pages, but nothing shows up in the newsgroups.
Thanks,
Ray

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Starting a new Thread (last one ended right before the September 11th
open Benign Retropubic Prostatectomy Surgery after a failed attempt to
use PVP technique on me).
Surgery occurred as planned on September 11th, renowned surgeon and

I had a prostate biopsy and it was normal thank the good Lord in fact had
one 6 months ago was normal too. MY question is they said my prostate volume
is 52grams and urogolist said it was enlarged but I don't any real urinating
problems. What size should my prostate be at my age ...

Dr. Reiter at UCLA is my uro.  He did my PVP for BPH in November
2005.  He had me taking Avodart, not proscar, for about 3 months to
shrink my prostate prior to surgery.  My prostate was about 110 grams,
but he said he would not agree to do the PVP unless my prostate was