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Surgery advice for enlarged prostate (BPH)
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I realize this string is a year+ old, but maybe someone has a perspective: my large prostate (114 cc) is limiting my treatment choices. Could I have Holep or Aquablation or another treatment to REDUCE my prostate size in order to expand my PCa treatment options? Right now, what I'm being told is RP or hormones/ADT for several months and then, possibly, radiation. Neither of those is attractive. I'm 80, in good health otherwise, TC1, 4+3, localized PCa, no metastases showed on recent PSMA-PET. Anybody have similar issues and dealt with the PCa in 2 steps?
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@tdgillett
Check out PAE. I just had one to shrink mine and it’s a piece of cake and equally as effective or better than other procedures.
@tdgillett my hubby had RASP, robot assisted simple prostatectomy, done in March. He had a gigantic prostate. The doctor basically cored out the prostate, no nerves, or huge amount of ureter cut. He has had no problems, at all. Almost no leakage after surgery, no ED or incontinence. He does have PCa, so he will have radiation in a few months. We feel so lucky to have found a surgeon who could perform the RASP. Because his prostate was so huge, a regular prostatectomy would have not spared the nerves. The amount of ureter that would have been cut, would have left him with lifelong incontinence.
Read up on RASP, and see if it would be an option for yourself. Good luck.
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@tdgillett Yes, you can. Ask your doctor about this and PLEASE get a second opinion!
Phil