I am a standard issue 75-year-old man with self-diagnosed BPH. I get up in the night every 1-2 hours to urinate. I have considered take one of the processes that lessen the restriction of the urethra to relieve my symptoms. In addition to the good feeling that a full night’s sleep provides, my main concern is that disruption of sleep can advance Alzheimer’s Disease. There are many articles in the popular press as well as professional journals that provide me with the motivation to act. That insurance will cover of the procedure lessens any hesitancy. Today the Rezum process seems to be the most preferable to others. Have any readers tried it? Have you found success with other procedures? Both pros and cons would be helpful to any decision I would make.
I am taking the doctor’s recommendations on the way to a permanent action. So far, he has diagnosed an Overactive Bladder and prescribed Myrbetriq (mirabegron). I have taken it for about a month and it has reduced my urgency to urinate, which is welcome, but it has had no effect on my sleep interruptions, my main concern. I fully expect his next recommendations will be the non-medical steps of Sleep Hygiene (exercise, no caffeine after 4 pm, avoid alcohol, etc.) before offering a referral to a urologist. Any of your histories and recommendations would be welcome.