The way I understand it is that your body is trying to repair itself. The procedure artificially cuts off blood supply to prostate and your body is trying its best to restore it.Sometimes your body wins the battle.
My DR told me that he had to re-do his very first patient from 2012 in 2017, he says the 2017 results are still good.
I enrolled in his 3 year study to specifically look at durability. I have agreed to another CT scan in April 2020 to compare prostate at 1 year mark.
Yes, there are many interconnections in the blood supply at various small sizes. So the prostrate still gets some blood supply from arteries that primarily provide blood to nearby organs and tissues. I can imagine that in some individuals, these supplies are going to develop and increase flow over time. I can also imagine that it can be a little tricky to map some of that flow. They did an MRA in advance to look at the vasculature but when they get the micro catheter in place they can release a contrast agent and see where blood goes from there. This is one of the ways they avoid non target embolization.
Hi Martass,
Did you decide to go ahead with PAE? Who is doc?
Today was my 3 week mark. I’m feeling great so far.
I want to update my experience. It has now been two months since my second procedure, and while I notice steady changes, there is no significant improvement, at least not yet. I do have a lot of pain. The procedure’s purpose is to kill off part of your prostate by restricting blood flow - it feels a lot like a UTI, and I have to test myself with OTC kits regularly to eliminate that UTI is causing the pain. I have had to go on antibiotics occassionally, but it is usually just the post procedure pain. My stream is still very weak, and I have frequency and urgency issues. My follow-up is not for another month.
My PAE procedure was done in May this year.
I was terrified when I could not pee a drop for 2 weeks and had to rely on CIC. After that, I was suddenly able to pee with a strong flow that has persisted. Could not be happier with the results.
The PAE is not permanent (neither is the TURP) as the prostate continues to grow and blood vessels compensate for the embolization. I am prepared to undergo the procedure again.
Has anybody had any new info on the Gat/Goren procedure? Does anyone in the USA do this yet? I’ve read that it is about the best thing out there as it shuts off the supply of testosterone rich blood flowing back into the prostate which causes the BPH in the first place.
Nothing as far as “Good News”, like it is available or…
I had my PAE done in North Carolina.
before the procedure my urine flow was pretty good using Flomax but 6 days after i had my PAE I had zero urine flow and had to get a catheter and the doctor did not know what to do
I had my PA E down in North Carolina and before the procedure I had pretty good flow using Flomax but after the procedure after six days I had no urine flow and had to get a catheter and the doctor did not know what to do