turp procedure

lin7310948 · 04-05-2015, 01:11 PM

please excuse me for opening up another thread regarding the prostate. last monday i had the above procedure done at the local hospital. i am 75 years of age and a couple of weeks ago i could not urinate. i had been experiencing a slow steam for a while and my urologist had been keeping a close check on my condition...enlarged prostate. tests had not indicated any cancer in the prostate. my question is ....my procedure was on monday a.m. and they removed the catheter on wednesday morning. a new catheter had to be put back in later on wednesday as i still could not urinate. ill go back in the morning and the nurse will remove the catheter and hopefully i will have improved...if not back it goes in several hours later. any words of encouragement as to healing or what might be the next steps taken by the urologist?

cel · 04-05-2015, 01:35 PM

I had a turp done 10 years ago and it is the only reason I am here today. They found cancer that didn't show up with 2 bioposies (those were no fun). I than had them remove the prostate and I caught it early enough so it had not spread to other places in my body. They had to put in and remove the cathater several times ( I don't remember may be 4 or 5 times) before I could go normally. The whole process was not something I would want to go thru again but I am still here and 80 years old so it was the right thing to do. Good luck and God Bless ( pardon my spelling)

recycled sixtie · recycled sixtie's Garage

It has been a month since I had my turp procedure. The anticipation of the operation was worse than the actual operation. Before the op I had an epidural (spinal tap) to numb the lower part of the body plus they give me an anaesthetic to make me drowsy(doc said it was equal to 4 glasses of wine). The reason for the op was that I could not pee. Had a catheter in place for 5 weeks before the op which was no fun.

After removal of the catheter after the op the first time peeing is painful but gets better each day. Every day I tell myself this op is a miracle. Now I have better flow.

Many men will have enlarged prostate as they get older. To live with that too long is unnecessary and uncomfortable. Get your prostate checked out regularly with your doc.

lin7310948 · 07-17-2015, 08:12 AM

i ended up having to have the procedure done twice...bout five weeks apart. it worked like a charm after the second procedure. it did take the prostate a few weeks to heal and i was passing blood for most of that time. i agree...dont keep putting off the procedure as it is not nearly as bad as having to deal with a catheter for the better part of three months. and, if you have any doubt start the medications early. i didnt take any meds until after my first procedure. and, the the med to help diminish the size of the prostate might have forstalled the urinary stoppage for a while...

widgeon13 · 07-17-2015, 09:12 AM

I had a similar situation back on June 15 where I couldn't pee. Had a catheter for a week and it turns out I had been taking an antihistamine for allergies that was causing me problems. I will always read the warnings on meds from now on. When I googled BPH most of what I read said antihistamines can cause serious problems with passing urine. Been a month now and I am going fine. Sleeping through the night or perhaps up once but it took a while to get the antihistamine out of my system. Sixty-nine year old with diagnosed BPH. The prostate problems for older guys is a real nebulous diagnosis and unfortunately, it doesn't get any better with age.

hcoles · 07-30-2021, 01:29 PM

I had the surgery performed July 19 at Stanford using a new technology aquablation. I was in the hospital one night after the 11AM surgery. Went home without catheter. The recovery period has not been fun but as far as the doctor says I'm in the typical range. If you don't mind feeling like an ice pick is being stabbed through the end of you know where, when you pee, you will be okay. If you are curious re. aquablation you can google it and read up - there are even videos. It is a bit early for me to report what the long term outcome might be. The doctor said "the robot doesn't make a mistake". If you go in for this and want some tips... pm me. Today I'm optimistic, my walk around the block went fairly well and pain is reduced a bit.

flatbutt · 07-30-2021, 02:23 PM

I had to keep the catheter in longer than anticipated when I had my turp, and man oh man did I ever bleed. Scared the heck out of me, but after nearly two weeks it was all good.

PorscheGAL · PorscheGAL's Garage

This does happen sometimes. How much time passed between the removal and reinsertion of the Cath? Are you keeping hydrated?

Be patient. Sometimes you can put too much pressure on yourself, mentally, which can interfere.

masraum · 07-30-2021, 02:28 PM

Damn, this is probably a good thread to read, and information to know before you get older, but damn. There may be a little something to be said for not knowing about this stuff ahead of time.

Chocaholic · 07-30-2021, 02:37 PM

Low dose Cialis has been great here. I think it’s 5mg/night. Good water pressure again ( and supports a bit of woodwork too). Had tried Flomax for a while but the side effects were unpleasant.

masraum · 07-30-2021, 02:40 PM

I think there have been some threads in the past where a couple/few guys sang the praises of saw palmetto.

hcoles · 07-30-2021, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hcoles

I had the surgery performed July 19 at Stanford using a new technology aquablation. I was in the hospital one night after the 11AM surgery. Went home without catheter. The recovery period has not been fun but as far as the doctor says I'm in the typical range. If you don't mind feeling like an ice pick is being stabbed through the end of you know where, when you pee, you will be okay. If you are curious re. aquablation you can google it and read up - there are even videos. It is a bit early for me to report what the long term outcome might be. The doctor said "the robot doesn't make a mistake". If you go in for this and want some tips... pm me. Today I'm optimistic, my walk around the block went fairly well and pain is reduced a bit.

I should have mentioned I was on Proscar and Flomax for maybe ? 2 years. Sort of suddenly my body was not handling it (drugs) very well. My riding strength was dipping very low on most days. My blood pressure was dropping. I think it might be okay to try the drug route and see how it goes.. you might be okay for ever like that. The reason I tried the drugs first was that the surgeon said there is a risk of damage using the conventional TURP cutting method. My damage I mean one of the pee valves gets damaged and doesn't return to working. The risk is very low but not zero. So that's why I decided to go for the "big" fix.

wdfifteen · wdfifteen's Garage

I have an enlarged prostate and I've found Terazosin to be very helpful. I was peeing blood a few weeks ago and I'm finally getting in to see the urologist next Thursday.

pavulon · 08-01-2021, 08:51 AM

If you end up with a TURP, know that they are pretty common procedures and a lot of them are performed with a laser which is pretty effective at minimizing bleeding. Of course that's great by itself as well as reducing the odds of a bladder clot causing issues. Good luck!

hcoles · 08-05-2021, 08:44 AM

A question regarding how the aquablation works.
It occurred to me - how does the water jet get controlled in terms of how deep does it cut?
Some more reading and this question - Is the tissue that is getting blasted away less dense than the tissue they want to keep? Sort of like blasting mud off a driveway.

I discovered Advil and my symptoms went away almost immediately. I rode a bike for a bit and feel 100% better.