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Prostate Aquablation Procept

Posted by anonmike @anonmike, 5 days ago

I have metastatic prostate cancer that I'm being treated for so far with good results by injections of Lupron and taking abi with prednisone.
I'm try to improve or eliminate the need to cather.
Do you have any experience with Aquablation Procept? Particularlly interested in the incidence of long term incontinence.

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jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | 5 days ago

I have never heard of anyone having that procedure.

I don’t understand your reluctance to Have a catheter put in. Other than getting in the way, they really aren’t that big of a problem. A real advantages, you never have to go pee with it in. It is not painful.

It’s easy to walk around with that bag clamped to your leg. I did it for over a week, going from office to office working on computers. No one had any idea I had just had surgery and had a catheter in.

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anonmike | @anonmike | 5 days ago

Thank you for the comments. I've had a Foley cath in for a while before i got the diagnosis. I appreciate it's advantages. If i had to have a Foley permanently, i could not do my crucial main exercise which is swimming.
If i had the Aqua procedure I'm need a Foley for a while. What i'm trying to get info about is the incidence of people becoming incontinent as a side effect and then needing a Foley permanently.
M

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jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | 5 days ago
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@anonmike

Thank you for the comments. I've had a Foley cath in for a while before i got the diagnosis. I appreciate it's advantages. If i had to have a Foley permanently, i could not do my crucial main exercise which is swimming.
If i had the Aqua procedure I'm need a Foley for a while. What i'm trying to get info about is the incidence of people becoming incontinent as a side effect and then needing a Foley permanently.
M

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You just don’t hear about people becoming completely incontinent and having to put in a catheter all the time. I do know a couple of cases, People that are in the Ancan.org Advanced post cancer weekly meetings occasionally, but it is unusual.

There are a few solutions, but for somebody who has really bad incontinence, you could just put in the artificially Urinary sphincter And pretty much have full control. If you have not had radiation then ProACT is an easier solution.

These days people don’t have to go much more than a week with the catheter in after having various types of Pros, cancer treatments, including surgery. Well, many people have a little bit of incontinence. Most people become continent within a year..

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anonmike | @anonmike | 5 days ago
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@jeffmarc

You just don’t hear about people becoming completely incontinent and having to put in a catheter all the time. I do know a couple of cases, People that are in the Ancan.org Advanced post cancer weekly meetings occasionally, but it is unusual.

There are a few solutions, but for somebody who has really bad incontinence, you could just put in the artificially Urinary sphincter And pretty much have full control. If you have not had radiation then ProACT is an easier solution.

These days people don’t have to go much more than a week with the catheter in after having various types of Pros, cancer treatments, including surgery. Well, many people have a little bit of incontinence. Most people become continent within a year..

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Thank you for the information. I appreciate it.

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