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Optilume Balloon Treatment for Prostatic Strictures
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 27 1:05pm | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
Davyde,
Sorry to hear how fast your strictures and blockage are recurring. I can see why the supra pubic is in place and sounds like a reasonable strategy to see how your urethra heals without the risk of retention again. Sounds like your body had an almost immediate bad response to radiation. Hopefully over time that effect will wear off. I do not understand why the first laser treatment lasted so long for you and me but the 2nd one failed really fast for you but even fast for me. Makes you think the laser work can accelerate stricture development. In any case here's to a better result with the Optilume treatment.
Bob
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I was back to see the Urologist last Wednesday for a four week checkup and to replace the supra pubic catheter. So far the flow is excellent with incontinence the only issue. He is making arrangements to have the catheter replaced in another four weeks at our local hospital which will save us from making another 454 mile round trip. He will be doing a scope in November to see how things are looking. If I make it through to the beginning of March, he will do another scope and if there is no evidence of scare tissue forming then we will proceed with having a AUS put in. The last dilation I had, was back in December, after the catheter was removed, I didn't even get through 24 hours before I started plugging up and ended up having to have a catheter put back in. In February, I had laser surgery to remove the stricture, a week and a half after the catheter was removed, another stricture and again another catheter had to be put in. The Optilume Balloon procedure is at least promising looking.
Dave