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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Surgery Options
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@bruce1sparkle Thanks for this Bruce,
I did read about this last week and was very disappointed. At least I have some time for my eventual decision. I talked to a guy who did Rezum and he said it took six months to get full relief and now he is happy to have done it. My Uro did mention the procedure does take time to show benefits. Good luck on your procedure, looking forward to hearing your updates.
Best,
Bill
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I thought I'd note where I've come down on treatment for BPH, having had several back-to-back episodes of acute urinary retention, having had the benefit of a long visit with SC at Mayo Rochester to discuss treatment options and then having done a lot of web research on my own. My plan, viewed as reasonable by SC, is to do the medical route—2x/day tamsulosin and dutasteride—for 4-6 months, while I continue with 2x/day self-catheterizations; if my nightly bathroom trips fall from 4-5 or more to 2-3, I'll try stopping the self-catheterizations and see if I'm 'done' with treatment (continuing with dutasreride at least). If not, I'll ask SC to schedule Rezum for me.
Everyone's situation is different, but I thought I'd note where I am on my situation.