I had my first shot a few weeks ago. It was the most painful shot I have ever received in my life! It felt like an electric shock was going through my arm into my body. My HMO told me there is a...
Paracetamol is the same as Tylenol in the US. That should not be causing any constipation issues. I would call my surgeon or primary care physician for the symptoms you describe. Good luck. Jim...
I had a thulium laser procedure in April 2015. Due to the size of my prostate (over 80 cc), my surgeon decided, after using 500,000 joules of laser energy, to convert to a standard TURP to finish...
I had a photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) laser procedure on my prostate April 13 but my URO discovered my prostate was larger then he expected, so he completed the removal with a...
Interesting, I had exactly the same thing a week ago. It was a bladder spasm about 3 times per minute lasting about 15 seconds each. I described it to my URO exactly like you did; a vibrating iPhone....
After my biopsy in January, my urinary symptoms have gotten worse and I've gone from zero getting up at night to 2 or 3. Last Friday, urgency & frequency every 30 minutes along with bladder spasms...
My HMO emailed me today with a new lab result. I logged in and was shocked to get a PSA value of 16.28! I had blood drawn yesterday because I am on an anticoagulant and trying to stabilize after my...
I had a surprise phone call from my URO this afternoon. My biopsy result is negative in all 12 cores! I was expecting the results next Monday, but URO received them from the lab today and decided to...
Too funny Doug! Actually I listened to music because I read about a study at Duke University finding that listening to Bach during this procedure helped to keep the BP down. Jim...
I had my 12 core biopsy done this morning. I used a Fleet and took a Cipro 2 hours before the procedure. After getting my BP taken, I was given two shots of tobramycin antibiotic on each side of the...
Yes, I've used Lovenox (heparin) to bridge from warfarin therapy and through shoulder surgery and colonoscopies. It is used to prevent clots since I have a genetic tendency to clot. After having two...
Since I'm diabetic and more susceptible to infection, I asked my URO about having a rectal swab before biopsy to determine if there were resistant bacteria based on this article:...
I asked my urologist if he minded if I brought music and headphones to the biopsy because I have read about several studies that say music keeps the patient calmer and lowers the blood pressure. His...
My urologist just emailed me with this: I am already aware that MRI is currently being explored to help identify patient's that are at higher risk of having a positive prostate biopsy. Hopefully this...
Should an MRI be done before my biopsy?...