After antibiotics, my PSA was 2.18 at one lab and 2.7 at another. Still use alfuzosin and Cialis. Up 2-3 times a night. I don't know for sure if my PAE was worth it, but I do think so. At times, I...
Thanks, IRD. I can do that. BTW, retest of PSA (after abstention) fell back to 2.18. I'm doing a 10-day course of Ofloxacin and will again test after that. Like I said, I was 1.6 for years before the...
BTW, a check with G-G shows a price adjustment, and Olga appears no longer to be the office manager. Now, the fee is 80,000 Shekels, which (at current prices) has gone up to over 18,000 Euros. Just...
Bob, it's gone back to every two hours on average, 3-4 times per night. However, it seems strange because it feels more like an irritation than a full bladder. My last check of residual was about...
Thanks, Dave. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I sent an email off to Olga yesterday, just in case, but no reply as yet. You might very well me right about the PAE and left varicocele making further...
Thanks very much for all the advice. I see my Uro on Friday. Everything depends on how the PSA comes out this time. If it is still elevated (and going from 1.6 to 3.6 in one year is concerning,...
Hi Irphguy, Actually, I was only surmising that a PAE could raise the PSA. How was your PSA prior to PAE? Proscar can keep it pretty low, also,right? In any case, I didn't get good news from my URO....
I previously posted (and you can look it up) about my experience last year with PAE and varicocele repair in India. June will be my one year anniversary of the procedures, and I have some general...
Almost three weeks out from my PAE, and my symptoms continue to improve. Much less stopping and starting, hesitancy, and urgency. The stream seems stronger than usual, off and on. No pain, either....
Interesting Development (to me, anyway). I've suffered from prostatitis for the past 25 years, off and on. Apparently, prostatic stones can harbor bacteria and make it damned near impossible to...
Actually, Dave, I meant jugular. The doctor slipped that sucker down to my varicocele in about 2 minutes flat. Now, I don't know how well he'd do on the collateral veins, but he had that platinum...
Thanks, Zoesman. AXA (my insurance company) also needed a verification from a urologist that the varicocele was big enough to be treated. No joy, from that side. It seems the insurance companies are...
PAE AND Varicocele Repair Greetings, you all! Well, I have taken the bull by the balls, so to speak, and have done several things that may, or may not have been good ideas. But here goes! First, I...
I am currently in discussion with the chief of interventional radiology at my local German hospital, as I have (apparently) bilateral varicoceles as well as an enlarged prostate (about 40 g) that has...
One other thing, Andy, alfusozin was tested on a large French population and caused virtually no retrograde ejaculation. I think that is important for anyone contemplating an alpha-blocker to...
Glad you continue to progress Andy, two steps forward, one step back. I anxiously await your future posts. As I rhetorically asked, one would think that other interventional radiologists with...
I've been looking into Gat Goren myself, but I believe I was quoted something like $16,000, which is about twice what I was willing to pay. But here's the thing. My dad is in the final stages of...