I am on day three now and would appreciate any advice you can give me. This hurts like hell and I am having a harder time peeing than I was before having it put in which btw hurt like hell. I wonder if this doc is good at it. He really pushed for urolift but I said I wanted to try this instead. It is sooo painful to try to pee. Like razor blades. How bad was taking it out? They wont give me any pain meds.
every time I pee which is all night long and small amounts it just hurts like crazy and burns so bad I feel like I am going to pass out. I wonder if something is really wrong. Most of the day I sit in a hot tub and just pee when it starts coming out and it hurts like holy hell.
first day after device was removed (in hospital due to excruciating pain) I had severe searing burning pain with urination and very diminished flow not being able to go without pushing pretty hard I imagine due to swelling. Also I insisted on pain meds - hydrocodone which they reluctantly gave me. I made sure I kept drinking water though it killed to pee it out. By second day I was so exhausted from over a week and a half of severe pain and constant day and night feeling like I got to go that I slept for almost 24 hrs straight which I had not done in over a year. The stinging pain while urinating was much less after the second day and the flow was/is better but not great like they advertise. Hoping things will keep inproving.
Hi Rob
You said the first two days were hell so what they say that there is only moderate to no pain involved during the 7 days period is not true. Is there very much pain when we pee? Is this pain controlled by pain medicine?What pain medications are given and how effective are they? I am GERD patient so allergic to most pain medications so I am worried if this procedure possible without the pain medicine? Is the pain while we pee tolerable with or without medicine ? I am willing to do the procedure but very much upset how do I handle that pain.Thanks
Don
Hi Hope you have now managed your pain.Did you not take any pain medicine? In fact is this pain manageable with medicine? If yes what medicine is used and how effective is that? I am a GERD patient allergic to most pain medicines so do you think it is possible to do this procedure without pain medicine? If at all I am taking the medicine then what medicine controls the pain? How long do we need to take it?
Thanks
Don
Hi Rob hope you are doing fine after the procedure.I am interested but upset with the kind of pain while we pee. Is it tolerable without pain medicine? Any medicine that controls the pain completely? I am GERD patient allergic to most pain medicine should I do this procedure or not?
Don
rob what are some tips just had it done today 9-13-2023 doctors first install so far ok he said to stop flomax did u stop first day? jbrichards1@yahoo.com
What are your tips on making this bearable? Less than 24 hours in and I need it out.
i had the iTind procedure about 2 months ago. The removal was painful. I am retaining urine after voiding. Also, I have to stimulate/rub the head of the penis to start the flow of urine which is then forceful and of a significant amount to where i feel the bladder is empty and relief. Has anyone else felt this?
When did you have the iTind procedure? Has it helped? Do your need to get up less frequently during the night to pee?
Many thanks for any answers that you can provide.
My situation was odd. I booked my first surgery but had to cancel due to a prostate infection. At that time I was given prescriptions for Cipro, Percacet and Meloxicam. When I went for the procedure I was told that they would give me new prescriptions. At that time they said to use a “double dose” of Tylenol and ignore the previous prescriptions. I recommend that you insist on good pain killers.
I had the same experience as Rob. It was extremely painful for the first 48 hours. My doctor failed to give me after care instructions so I was flying blind and they did not respond to my communication for 2 days.
I was urinating every 30 to 40 minutes. It felt like razor blades and burning. It was so painful I could not believe it. Luckily I had purchased the pain killers from the previous appointment and they took the edge off but it was still agonizing to urinate. After day 4 I could sit without any pain between urinations. However, urinating remained very painful until extraction. I had blood and clots until day 5.
I felt pain the entire week but the frequency lessened. One thing I had not anticipated was the irritation of the retrieval string. It constantly rubbed against my clothes and was also irritating.
My flow was outstanding during the insertion week.
The removal was short but also very painful. It took a few days to recover from the catheter insertion at removal time. I had pain for the first passing after extraction but it was not too bad after that.
It is now 3 weeks post removal. My flow is about the same as prior to the procedure. They say it takes 6 to 12 weeks to work. I am optimistic that things will improve. I think the catheter during removal caused some inflammation that is slowing recovery.
Prior to this surgery I would wake up once or twice per night to urinate. Occasionally I could go through the night without waking. Since the procedure I have had a two nights without waking but also had a few nights with multiple awakenings.
Update on how you are doing? Thanks!