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HoLEP vs TURP: Looking for guidance

Men's Health | Last Active: Jun 17 6:43am | Replies (45)
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@snoopy48

Hi ... out of interest. were you catheterised before your Holep and if so, for how long? I had Aquablation on the 13th November this year but I was catheterised for some ten weeks before that and while I am now catheter free ( removed on the 24th November ) I now suffer frequent bladder spasms and urine urgency and research tells me that was entirely due to the length of being catheterised, pre-op. I have also been given a target time of two months minimum for my overactive bladder to calm and encouraged to do the pelvic floor exercises and bladder training. Apart from that I am glad to be catheter free and have a urine stream to be proud of!

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cent66 | @cent66 | Dec 17, 2023

Sounds similar to my experience. I had the Foley in and out for a period of 1 1/2 years. I would have the catheter for about 7 weeks, go in for testing to see if I could urinante/pass urine...I made about 4 trips home without the catheter only to run back to the ER with stopage...very painfull. After about 1 year of this in and out craziness, I had Green Light Laser treatment...something that is suppose to open the bladder to urinary tract. I was able to go catheter free for about 5 weeks, then slowly but surely experienced stopage again....and yes the Foley back in. Very depressing, and painful.. Urologist then refered me to Hotep surgeon....in October 2023. Everything great....I have frequent urination, and when it's time I have to literally RUN to the restroom....But, I know when it's time which is a positive. 7 weeks out, still have frequent urination, but so far I am able to keep up with it. Urologist said the length of time having the Foley Cath...makes me a candidate for Learning how to uriniate all over again. A long , long journey...hopefullly day by day and I can get to some type of normalsy?

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