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BrendanS
Monday, May 21, 2007 at 11:49 AM -
3 TURPS
GaryM
Friday, October 26, 2007 at 02:22 PMI'm 54 and had 3 "green light" (laser procedure) procedures in the last ~2 years, which is far less invasive than turp as I went home after the procedure and there was very little bleeding. I did have to wear a catheter for 3 days which was no big deal and there was little pain (the first 2-3 days was controlled with pain-relief drugs).
The first 2 procedures were not particularly effective but the 3rd procedure had better results as I now get up now on most nights (maybe 5 out of 7 nights) only once to pee.
As to sex I too am "retro" (My urologist did not mention the retro issue!) and the climax sensation is not the same although not bad. On a scale of 1-10 it has probably dimished to a 7.
I'm curious as to why your urologist used the TURPS procedure instead of the less invasive laser surgery?
re: 3 TURPS
gwtw4750
Friday, October 26, 2007 at 10:13 PMHi-
I had tried two microwave procedures, first a Thermatrx and then a Targis-- neither did anything. He assured me that a TURP was the "Gold Standard",as I also had read in so many articles. He started talking about doing one for a year and a half before I agreed to do it. It just didn't fix me. I did ask about the laser version of a TURP and if it was really "better" or just smoke and mirrors. His call was a TURP. (Perhaps because he didn't do the other procedure?)....I have just learned from more testing in a different city by a faculty member of the Medical School that I have major Bladder Neck Constricture as a result of all this surgery and will have surgery for that in 3 weeks. Every complication you can have has apparently happened to me. I began to have severly painful erections in the night or early morning and it now turns out I have Peyronie's disease. It can be of unknown origin, as a result of trauma, heriditarily linked or the result of URETHRAL INSTRUMENTATION. The latter is probably why it has happened to me. This possibility was NEVER mentioned to me and is far worse than my urinary problems before TURP ever were... No one should EVER agree to a TURP without a second opinion first...I was foolish to have done so and even more so to agree to the two additional ones that soon followed the first.
George T.
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Turps side effects
jonno
Sunday, May 03, 2009 at 11:34 AMI had a turps 13 years ago and have never come to terms with the retro effect - I was not even told about this before the turps. I asked if in this day and age the retro effect could be reversed but the Consultant always changed the subject. Go into all the options before having this surgery.
John
re: Turps side effects
gwtw4750
Monday, May 04, 2009 at 02:05 PMHi- What is your sensation at "climax" with the retro thing? I was told it would FEEL THE SAME....it is virtually sensationless for me....only real tingle that approximates an orgasm came from use of a vibrator on under side of glans in frenulum area. That was suggested by a woman who is a therapist/physician's assistant at the place I finally ended up. SUrpirsed you were not told RETRO would probably happen to you. It is virtually a certainty. I have had a drop or two come out of me since the operation almost 3 years ago and that had been it so my retro is complete...I too have not come to terms with it...had I know how different the sensation would be (in my case almost zero)-- I WOULD NOT ever have had the opearations that caused it.
re: re: Turps side effects
jonno
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 12:23 PMHi,
There is still sensation but not so good as normal. It does however vary, sometimes say about 60% as good as before, other times almost unnoticeable.
Jonno
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TURPS
maybe
Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 09:05 AMI am seeing a specialist shortly and mentioned it to my brother who informed me he had the operation 3 yrs ago and it has been 100% successfull. I guess it depends on the surgeon.
re: TURPS
Anonymous
Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 12:25 PMHI- I guess it does... I saw the WORLD FAMOUS Dr. Irwin Goldstein in San Diego last month who confirmed the nerve damage I had as a result of TURP one....His exact words to me about the treatment I had received were "HE FRIED YOUR NERVES"
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Dear gwtw4750:
The beauty of this sharepost community is that other shareposters might come across your entry and may be able to provide you with helpful information that helped their condition, which may be able to also help yours. I would recommend that you continue to sharepost or even join a support group, which can be found at http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/support-groups.html, to help you overcome your condition.
Hope this helps,
BrendanS