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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Treatment Options Experiences

Posted by bobweb @bobweb, Oct 3, 2022

Emphasis on current procedures vice medications suggested. Large population study reference links for the lay person of interest.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 4, 2022

Welcome Bob, I noticed that you wished to post URLs to web resources with your post. You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. We do this to deter spammers and keep the community safe. Clearly the links you wanted to post are not spam. Please allow me to post them for you:
- MayoClinic.org Overview: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia/symptoms-causes/syc-20370087
- minimally invasive BPH therapies https://neeva.com/search?q=minimally+invasive+BPH+therapies&src=nvobar

You may also be interested in these related discussions:
- Rezum for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/rezum/
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Surgery Options https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/bph-surgery-optons/
- What are the best supplements to help prevent BPH/prostate cancer? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prostate-supplements/

What options are you considering?

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bobweb | @bobweb | Oct 5, 2022
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@colleenyoung

Welcome Bob, I noticed that you wished to post URLs to web resources with your post. You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. We do this to deter spammers and keep the community safe. Clearly the links you wanted to post are not spam. Please allow me to post them for you:
- MayoClinic.org Overview: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia/symptoms-causes/syc-20370087
- minimally invasive BPH therapies https://neeva.com/search?q=minimally+invasive+BPH+therapies&src=nvobar

You may also be interested in these related discussions:
- Rezum for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/rezum/
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Surgery Options https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/bph-surgery-optons/
- What are the best supplements to help prevent BPH/prostate cancer? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prostate-supplements/

What options are you considering?

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"All the above" Colleen! A broad statistical case overview of BPH by medical specialists at the Mayo Clinic updated at least every 3 years would be one reference point for Connect's lead Group descriptor as Group topic specialization expands in the future.
Connect's topic structure in my opinion should be the classic "drill down" logic diagram of topics. For example, BPH is one icon sub topic of the Urology main category icon. One might start with a big block diagram for Urology with each clickable icon block below it expanding to even more specialized topic sub block icons you "drill down" to below. Thanks for the response, Bob

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snoopy48 | @snoopy48 | Nov 29, 2023

Hi there, I'm 75 and in the UK and recently had Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia diagnosed when I attended an emergency department for serious faecal and urine retention. That was back in the first few days of September and I was subsequently catheterised right up until the 13th November when I underwent Aquabalation reduction of the prostate as a private patient at a private UK hospital. Since then I was ambulanced back to hospital where I underwent emergency bladder irrigation and an overnight stay in hospital where I received two units of blood due to a much reduced Hb level, having dived from 136 to 80 due to post operative bleed. The final catheter came out five days ago and now I'm in a lot of pain around the penis, scrotal and rectal areas although I can pee but with incredible urgency.
Happy to expand on this of course but looking for similar experiences if possible ...

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 2, 2023
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@snoopy48

Hi there, I'm 75 and in the UK and recently had Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia diagnosed when I attended an emergency department for serious faecal and urine retention. That was back in the first few days of September and I was subsequently catheterised right up until the 13th November when I underwent Aquabalation reduction of the prostate as a private patient at a private UK hospital. Since then I was ambulanced back to hospital where I underwent emergency bladder irrigation and an overnight stay in hospital where I received two units of blood due to a much reduced Hb level, having dived from 136 to 80 due to post operative bleed. The final catheter came out five days ago and now I'm in a lot of pain around the penis, scrotal and rectal areas although I can pee but with incredible urgency.
Happy to expand on this of course but looking for similar experiences if possible ...

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Hi @snoopy48, you may appreciate connecting with @bobweb @delmar418 @trees1 @alnonymous @trees1 @jakedduck1 @jenatsky and others in this discussion and the other discussions linked within:
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Treatment Options Experiences
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-bph-treatment-options-experiences/

Have things started to improve since the removal of the catheter?

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