Had urolift 2/19. It's failing (naturally things start to go bad in the midst of a pandemic). I have catheters. Has anyone ever cathed after a failed urolift? Could the urolift clamps catch on the tip of the catheter as it is inserted? I understand that my experience may differ from others, but any comments on experience would be helpful information.
Yes i have had a similar experience when i had mine done in 8/8 2019. I had it done in the doctors office and had a regular catheter for 2 days then took that out and was not able to pee on my own which i was able to do before the urolift. I had it done because i was’nt fully emptying my bladder but was able to pee on my own. I am now 60 years old and was terrified that i could not pee at all without self cathing which my wife was able to help me with as she was a cna. I don’t know what i would have done without her as i could have never done it on my own. As far as it getting caught on the clips i asked my doctor the same question and was told that would’nt happen and i never had that problem. I had to self cath for 6 weeks before being able to begin to pee on my own again. Now i am peeing just a little better than before the procedure and still taking the meds which the procedure was supposed to get me off of them. Would never recommend this to anyone. Everyone is different hopefully you won’t have to self cath as long. Hang on it will come back, it is just a matter of time. Hope this helped you a little.
I had Urolift which didn’t work also. 16 months later I had a TURP. After the TURP I went into retention and had to have a Foley inserted; it went straight in, clips were not a problem. Now the Foley is out and apart from 2 UTI’s which I am hopefully clear of now, things are getting better.
I have no experience of self-cath but would imagine the thing to do if you detect any kind of block to insertion would be to back off a little and try again.