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Prostate Artery Embolization for BPH. Anyone have it done?
Men's Health | Last Active: Aug 5 12:21am | Replies (89)Comment receiving replies
I'm 69 and tired of thinking about where and when I'm going to pee next. I'm also tired of having compromised pupil function caused by Alfuzosin and having diminished vision. My prostate size is 89.
Mayo doesn't do PAE but recommended Miami University if I wanted to pursue it. I researched and found Dr. Ari Isaacson in Raleigh N.C and had it done yesterday.
Procedure itself was a breeze with no pain or discomfort, just a pinprick from the local anesthesia at the femoral artery entry site. Procedure was around an hour or less, and I watched the whole thing on a monitor. Laid in recovery for 90 minutes then walked 1/4 mile to pick up my prescriptions and to wait for my UBER to my hotel room(I flew in from 300 miles away).
Pure hell all yesterday afternoon and night with pain in my pelvis area. Didn't pee for a few hours and was having diarrhea all afternoon. Really thought I had made a mistake choosing this route. Evening came and I started peeing strongly every few minutes or so. Up all night with diarhea and frequent painful urination.
I got maybe 3 hours sleep and it's a new morning. I'm feeling much better and peeing less frequently with less pain. Removed the dressing from the femoral artery entry point and I can hardly make out any mark from it and maybe drop of dried blood on the bandage. Maybe this WAS a good decision?
I'll keep y'all posted.
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good luck. please keep us posted how you are doing, we hope well! the procedure sounds interesting.
In 2016 I had PAE with a renowned surgeon (more than 700 surgeries). Spent 2 months, with excruciating pain urination, peed and pooped blood, passed pieces of internal skin through urine and many nights without sleeping well.
Two months after I had strong urine stream that lasts other 2 months and then the stream reduces its flow. Prostate began to grow again after healing and in 2025 I made HOLEP. Now almost 90 days after the surgery I still have excruciating pain urination, urgency and frequency. The stream is less strong than the one when I had PAE. I think I have my overdose of pain caused by prostate. I hope that I don´t have any other surgery
I have had Benign Hyperplasia (BHP) since I was in my 30s, and I am 72 now. I wish I could find something that works to relieve the symptoms. I stopped the pills because they made me feel goofy. The doctor said they should not do that. I just heard about this PAE, and you are the first person I’ve read about who has had it done. I look forward to following your progress. I understand you had some pain after the procedure. Did the doctor explain that you would have any possible issues or side effects after the procedure? I am wondering if your symptoms are common.
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Let us know your progress. I am in similar situation and considering PAE.