Hello,
Had the urolift 12-months ago in Sydney - had a large, enlarged, prostate but cannot say the cc size - had x3 pins (?) each side too.
Because of bleeding and clotting, in hospital for 3 days and three nights - catheter for all three days - Catheter an awful experience !!!
If I felt any pain from the urolift, I was oblivious to it, because of the degree of distress from the catheter - it chafted, ripped and rubbed-raw, my urethera so much, that the first 5-days, post discharge were all about coping with the pain of this malarkous instrument. Good strong pain killers were necessary and Ural to ease the acidity of my urine - the acidity of my urine caused havoc upon the wounds created by the catheter.
Now, a year on, very happy with the results - 95% of the time, easily peeing.
My most important encouragement to those thinking of the procudure, don't only speak to the surgeon - she/he is great for info on the surgery, but my surgeon's nurses were the one's who were solely helpful with my recovery from the surgery - speak to both medical and nursing staff to be properly prepared.
Had mine done on private insurance - Medicare only pays for the TURP in Australia.
Am now finding tho, that I need twice as much viagra as I needed before the urolift - but I cannot say the two are linked - I'm 61 and have had hard-on issues for many years, so this could be a separate thing.
A friend had a median lobe, we used the same surgeon, my friend had what the surgeon called a mini-TURP and 9 pins (?). He is now 3 months post and very happy with the results.
I am informed by the nurses, that my urolift can be improved, replaced etc...more pins or somesuch - that if it begins to fail, this does not only mean I have to have the TURP - but this can only be known after an assessment.
I did begin to have the same old, many wakings at night unable to pee, issue 3-months ago - spoke to my surgeon's nurse, who advised me to set my alarm 2-3 hours after going to sleep - to retrain my night-time bladder to pee when I say so - this has worked a treat - go to bed at 10.30 or 11.00, set the alarm for 2.30 - then am sleeping till I wake at 5.30 - 6.00 - I do need to pee again then tho - I've tried to sleep in, but have to get up then to pee before I can sleep on - but this is no problem as i still work and get up at that time.