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Surgery advice for enlarged prostate (BPH)

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@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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@lizziew Thanks for your note. At my age (80) I'm trying to avoid surgery, but RASP sounds like it may be a possibility that could work. Sending good luck wishes back at you both.