It's been close to a year and a half since I posted. I wonder how Neil123 made out. He was scheduled for his procedeure in October, but hasn't posted since September. Steve-in-Boston stated he was...
I don't know what the procedure is in the UK, but in the US it can take a decade for a new treatment to be approved. This phase three trial was conducted from March 2011 through April 2013, but I...
I have been taking dutasteride for about 13 months now in order to keep my prostate from growing, and hopefully shrink it. I'm scheduling an ultrasound soon to check my PVR and the size of my...
1rphguy, Glad you have got past the diverticulum surgeries and have had improvement from the PAE. It sounds like your bladder neck is the reason for your continued need for the meds, if your symptoms...
Hi Peter, Hope you have gotten the info you needed about the S3m blood test. I notice there's been no activity on this board for the past month or so. I have (I suppose) good doctors for my atrial...
Hi Peter, What are your bph symptoms? Do you have a large post void residual or find it difficult to urinate? Those are the symptoms that caused me to initially get a Greenlight procedure on my...
Hi ClapTheHammer, I haven't had any lasting luck with any type of supplement or tea or herb etc., but I will echo your comments on the amazing effect of prednisone. An IV bag of prednisone about a...
Hi IRD1956, I am fairly confused by the anatomy. I was just thinking that if the varicocele was the culprit, why not just remove the testicle with the varicocele? Probably an overly simplistic idea....
IRD1956, What did Dr. Goren say when you asked him to remove one testicle? I had asked my own urologist if removing the testicles could be an alternative to a prostatectomy and he laughed it off,...
Hi IRD1956, I searched the internet to look for a varicocele causing afib and found nothing. Can you cite any sources for this? Not saying it can't be true but don't see anything online to support...
IRD1956, Sorry to hear of your PCA diagnosis. I was diagnosed with lymphoma as well as atrial fibrillation in April which put my prostate concerns on the back burner. Others here are much better...
Hi Andy, Based on my experience the total prostate volume is much less important than the pvr (post void residual). A sonogram can measure both and also see if your median lobe is protruding into the...
Hi Neil123 (Howard), I've been away from this forum for a number of weeks and just saw your post. I don't know if you have come upon any decisions since posting. We are in a similar boat in regard to...
Just a quick update. I'm on the 0.5mg daily dutasteride (generic Avodart) for a little over two months. So far no noticeable side effects (no man boobs or loss of sex drive). Urine stream seems...
Clap, It seems unlikely the FDA would ever consider approving the Gat Goren, which is a unique procedure being done overseas. What is more likely is that they will approve the PAE done in the US for...
Hi Martin, This may be a promising treatment but as yet is too new to report long term benefits or problems. I read a paper about using the technique for killing PC cells and tumors, but the areas...
Hi Martin, Thanks for the additional info. I've been on the 0.5mg dutasteride (generic Avodart) for a week now and haven't had any adverse side effects as of yet. The plan is to get another...
Thanks Martin. I hope it works. It never hit home before but it seems for most people there's a wider range of options. For people like myself that have very large and fast growing prostates the...
Just an update on my previous posts last week. I spoke with my uro last night to discuss the rapid growth of my prostate. After my turp in April a recent sonogram showed it as 203g. A year ago, prior...
Hi Martin, Thanks for your reply. Not only has no one explained it but I am a little bummed I didn't react to it either. My sonogram a year ago in Oct.2014 showed a prostate of 313g., but I was so...
The PAE (Prostatic Artery Embolization) is becoming available in many places in the US. I am now considering it myself. Even though I presently have no symptoms after two greenlight procedures and a...
1rphguy, I was very worried about retro, which is why my doctor did two greenlight laser turps on me, sparing the area around the ejaculation duct each time. The first greenlight laser in June 2012,...
Thanks Dave. Is the "intra-abdominal ultrasound" the standard US, lying on your back while they probe your bladder and upper pubic areas with the US device? Bob Here's how my prostate was measured:...
Hi Guys, It's been several months since I posted. As previously mentioned I had a second incident of gross heamturia that required a turp and then a follow up surgery to stop bleeding and clean up...
Ken, as long as your PVR (post void residual) is less than 200cc and you are not straining to pee, or have the feeling you are peeing razor blades, or only able to pee very small amounts, I wouldn't...
Thanks Dave, My uro agreed to send me for a sonogram 3 times a year, starting now, to monitor my prostate size. He said normally he wouldn't do that, but because I was a rather unique case, he...
Dave, Thanks. I have a question for you and others who have reported decrease in prostate size after a GG or PAE procedure. How is the prostate reduction measured? Is it the sonogram reading using...
Hi Dave, You can add my name to the TURP column (I had the classic TURP done this April after a second hematuria following two Greenlight procedures in the previous two years). I think: 'Some "after...
Hi Dave, It's really good that GG worked out so well for you. Do you have any thoughts on what causes the variations in symptoms? It has been a complete mystery to me. Even when my prostate was at...
Hi Dave, It would be good to know at some future point in time whether your prostate stayed at the same size or continued to grow. That is, does the GG procedure permanently or temporarily stop...
Gavrikon, In a previous post you said you were only getting up once a night. Is this still the case? If so, what LUTS symptoms is your uro concerned about? The only reason I can see to get any...
Hi Dave, The conclusions I have drawn (correctly or incorrectly) is that what works for most prostate conditions doesn't work for some. I think everyone goes in with a positive attitude and hopes for...
Thank you Martin. Bob ...
Hi ClapTheHammer, Thanks. The story still has more chapters. Three days after I got the cath removed (two weeks ago tomorrow) I got blocked up with clots. It was a Friday night and I got to the ER,...
For those who are wonering if a PVP laser or a standard turp is an easier recovery, I have now had both and can report that for me, the stadard turp is better. Around June 2012 I had the 180 watt PVP...
Dear Karnal, Very happy to hear of your positive experience and positive outcome to date with Dr. Humphreys at the Mayo clinic doing the holep. Did he perform it himself or have a staff member do it?...
Karnal, Best of luck! Hope all goes well with Dr. Humphreys. Looking forward to your reports in the future on your holep procedure. The few online posts I have read on this procedure were very...
AC72, Just from personal experience and what understanding I have gained from researching the anatomy of the bladder and prostate and urethra. The bladder neck opens the bladder to allow urine to...
A friend of ours got a bad infection following spinal surgery. It lasted a couple of months. She had a port installed in her arm and her husband used the port to give her liquid antibiotic at home. ...
Hi Martin and rphguy. I may be mistaken but I believe the bladder neck muscle default position is closed. A closed bladder neck would prevent retro. (I never got it with flomax or after my GL or even...
MGL59, I had similar issues. Had a Green Light Laser (120Watt - two tips used up) in June 2012 to remove 70G of a 120+ g prostate with a large median lobe protruding into the bladder, which was left...
Hi Michael, Every medical procedure can and has resulted in side effects up to death for some people. That is why I have only gone to hospital when it was life threatening not to. A published side...
Hi Dave, Karnal says he has had a catheter in for 30 days and cannot urinate without it. The GG is a long term solution, but what are the chances of it allowing him to void without a cath? Bob ...
Here's some additional info I got from a family practice website. It doesn't cite a source but it is consistent with other things I have read. " For an American male, the lifetime risk of developing...
Hi Karnal, First I would say as long as the foley cath is not painful, you can keep it in for a few more weeks while you figure out what to do. The last time I was in the hospital the guy in the bed...
Not to make light of your conflicting results, but it reminds me of the old saw, never go to sea with two compasses. Either go with one or three. Good luck in figuring this out. Bob...
Liam, Thanks for posting your success story with GG. I'm happy for you. I also don't get updates on all occasions. Sometimes i do and sometimes if I haven't gotten an update for a few weeks I'll log...
BPHOrC, In my case doctors were telling me my prostate was enlarged starting in my late 40's or early 50's for at least 15 years before it got to a critical stage where I was in retention and had a...
BPHorC, If you have only had one reading of 10.5 on your PSA tests I think you should get another PSA test and free PSA test ASAP. Make sure you refrain from sex as well a couple of days before the...
MGL59, Thanks for taking the time to post your results. I hope you will continue to post as time goes on so we will know if there was any improvement for you or not. I think other posters have...