like urolift, rezeum, PAE even TURP,etc, I sometimes wonder if they failed because the person had prostatitis. Anyone have thought on this?
I often wonder the same. I had urinary retention and the uro immediately suggested TURP. I have doubt that TURP or any other procedures will help in my case. I have peeing difficulty as long as my bladder is not full. When it is contains about 400ml, I can pee almost normally until its volume is about 300ml (my retention).
I am self cathing right now. It seems like I developed urinary retention from trying to hold it in too often, especially in the middle of the night. My nerves maybe messed up now that I do not feel the urge to pee until my bladder is about 500ml, even more at night.
Hank
My first uro suggested TURP right away also. He realyy didn't seem interested in my other symptoms. I decided against TURP when he wouldn't tell me exactly how he was going to remove tissue 
With a straight face he told me "Not everyone qualifies for this procedure but you do", like I just won an award of some kind.
More than that, after I declined the TURP for the time being, he gave me a DRE. He told me that he felt a nodule, and immediately suggested biopsy. I again declined it for the time being. I will try to get a second DRE from another uro. Also, I am not worried because my PSA has been around 3.xx for the last 7 years.
Hank
I now believe that every time they push something up your penis you should be given Antibiotics as infections are the start of all problems culminating in Prostatitis, and I will also add that if they spent some money on research into how to deal with Prostatitis then a lot of us would be in much better health now. Because of research they better know how to deal with Prostate Cancer and the same could happen with this problem. ( Sorry not having a good evening ).
Hank,
By all means, get a second DRE. However, if there is still a possibility of PCa, the next step can be a 3T MRI (which is far less invasive!) rather than a random biopsy. If the MRI shows suspcious areas, then a biopsy might be advisable, but it can then be a targeted biopsy. The MRI data can be used to biopsy the suspicious area and have a much better chance than a random biopsy to see what is going on.
Thanks Rich. Hank