Hey Guys I was doing great for the last couple of years but I have notice the last few weeks that I think I have a problem. I had a urolift done in 2015 and have been doing great. Now I have a small stream sometime and I go and 10 minute later I have to go but only a few drops come out. Sometime forces it out. Also have some leaking. Thinking i'm done but end up with wet pants Also it feel like Im sitting on a ball Had that before I had my urolift. Right now I'm just going to buy my time. I will see my urologist at the end of february going to have a bunch of blood test and I will tell him my other problem. I hope they go away. We will see. Take care all Ken
You might want to do a UroDynamics test (and perhaps a Cysto-scope so they can look at your prostate / bladder neck tissue). If you have a bladder neck issue, they could do a BNI / TUIP (which is what I had done after having UroLift, and regressing back to a poor state of voiding). Just had it done 5 days ago, but definitely an improvement.
Thanks for posting, I'm following because my urolift was in mid-2016. I've noticed a weakening stream, and I often have to be patient to fully void. Evaluating symptoms is so subjective, it's easy to become an alarmist with minor variations; that said, your story sounds like it could become mine over the next year, so I'll be interested to see your progress. Thanks again!
Interesting to get feedback on Urolift as it is quite a new procedure.
Been good over the last year in a half. But the leaking is what get me the most. Thinking your done. You can only shake so much. I see him in the beginning of march for test and a scope. I also have a stricture just befor the prostate. Maybe I need a few more inplates I had 4 put in . But I do know that the force is not there We will soo. Thank you Ken. I am happy with the urolift and I would have it again
Brook...I trust my doctor but he will never touch my bladder neck. I don't want retro ejaculation even if there only is a small chance. I will not have anything cut. I have a bunch of test coming up. Will be having a scop to check my stricture. Glad you see improvement. Maybe I need a few more implants. I had 4 put in. We will see..Ken
thanks derek. All was going well we will see. I know sometime they don't put in enough implants. I had 4 in. We will see. I been wearing a pad just in case. Ken
Hi, Ken,
Your new situation sounds frustrating. Do you think you might have prostatitis? Some of the symptoms sound similar, except for the leaking. Do you think CIC would be helpful?
BTW, I think I may have found a uro for my bladder stone removal. I learned of this guy in a story about a new procedure to take stones out via ultrasound. I emailed him last night, and he responded with 2 hrs! He told me there should be no reason for an emergency TURP during stone removal--unlike my local uro.
Stebrunner
Hey buddy I just sent you a post. I don't know. My urologist told me once that every man will get prostatitis in some form. I still go to the bathroom but not the way I should. I do get pain sometime in my groin and my penis goes numb but I have learned to live with it. I sent a e-mail to him and I will see if he want me to come and see him before March.Just be happy some doctor are TURP HAPPY Ken
Hey Brooke.....who did your TUIP and how has the recovery been? I have a slightly enlarged prostate that is encroaching on my bladder neck. I don't think the TUIP is widely used so I am curious of your results. Thanks
Ken,
Sorry to read about your recent problems, I hope there is a quick resolve for you.
Joe
Thank Joe We will see Ken
I really see urolift as a temporary solution. No tissue is removed, you're just pinning back the prostate. Compressing it in reality.
Forgot to say wishing you a good outcome ken
Hi Ken,
The last time I had symptoms like that, it was prostatitis. I had traces of white blood cells in urine so was given antibiotics. It went away in one or two days.
Hank
How do they find the WBCs? Just a dip stick or look at it under a microscope?
I don't really know, probably with a dipstick. I did not ask.
The reason I ask is I buy those test strips at a local pharmacy. I frequently test positive for WBC . I've told my doc this but he just ignores it. They show up when he has tested it in the past. Frustrating
If not for the other symptoms, my test result may have been ignored as well.
We need to be pro active with our health and finance. If we don't see to it that we are getting the best healthcare that we can afford I don't think anyone will do it for us.