I am a chronic BPH patient. Recently went off Flomax and was amazed at
the extent it controlled symptoms. Was getting up every 1.5 hours with
extreme pain, etc.
Back on Flomax now and doing much better. Saw a new Uro last week. He did

It is estimated that one in four men experiences BPH-related symptoms
by age 55, and by age 75 half of all men have BPH. Current medical
treatment for BPH relies on alpha-1-adrenergic blockers
(alpha-blockers), which relax muscles in the prostate, or

This is not an advertisement. I have suffered from BPH for about sixty
five years since I was about 12 years old. I thought I had VD.
I won't go through all the pain and suffering.
The only relief I found is  _beta sitosterol_ (not a brand name.)

Hello Group: I just underwent my second TURP since 2006. Surgery was
October 2nd. Below are the list of questions I have prepared for my
doctor. My prostate is small (29 grams) and very little was removed
each time. This time though the bladder neck had an incision made for

I had my TURP done yesterday morning. It was my second procedure in
the last three years. The last one was a modified TURP. (what ever
that is) Anyway this surgery, just like the last one, didn't remove
much material either. My prostate is only 29 grams to begin with, so

Reading the BPH-related experiences on this site (and a couple other
sites) has been informative for me.  I appreciate all those that have
posted over the years.  To help others gather info as I did, I’m
posting the events that led to me having a TURP on Dec 9.

A few days ago, I had been working outside all day, digging and moving
stuff around, and wound up with a sore back. That night, feeling that
the sore back would continue into the next day, I took two aspirins
before going to bed. I woke up the next morning with my sore back

I had my Greenlight PVP treatment for BFH just about five months ago.
The initial apparent benefits, primarily quick voiding of urine, afre no
longer there. The volume per pee maxed out at about 300mL. Often it is
much less. I get up at night as often as I ever did.