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| bopd@sbcglobal.net 2004-12-17, 7:13 pm |
| I've been away from this group for some time now, but I'm the guy who
had two TURPS that didn't work and am still wearing a permanent
catheter. I have a temporary suprapubic catheter now because my uro
couldn't thread the regular catheter through my urethra at the last
visit. He doesn't know why, other than I have a "long urethra." Doesn't
sound right to me. He's now going to cut out some scar tissue at the
bladder neck to see if that helps. Will this result in retrograde
ejaculation? Hope not. As of now, I don't have it. I've been trying to
be able to pee again for about two years now, with no end in sight. Any
comments or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks, guys.
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| My stricture was in the head of the penis or very close to it. On the phone
I had told the doctor that it's like I was peeing through a pinhole. It was
obvious to me that something was wrong, but ignored by the doctor for six
weeks. One time that I was in retention, I went to his office and he
catheterized me to wash out the blood clots that was blocking my flow (my
penis would literally get bent back as the blood clot tried to get through.
At that time he opened up the stricture. It hurt, but I was glad that it was
done. I don't think that your problem is the same.
Best of luck to you,
Ron
> From: bopd@sbcglobal.net
> Organization: http://groups.google.com
> Newsgroups: sci.med.prostate.bph
> Date: 17 Dec 2004 07:32:05 -0800
> Subject: Re: permanent catheterization
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> Ron: thanks for sharing. My sympoms sound remarkably like yours. I
> wonder if the cause of my inability to pee is strictures rather than
> scarring at the bladder neck. My uro has a good reputation, but it's
> frustrating not knowing whether what he's doing is the right thing or
> will do me any good. I guess I'll go with him as long as he's willing
> to treat me, and with an HMO, I don't have any other options anyway.
> Again, Ron, thanks for your comments.
>
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| My stricture was in the head of the penis or very close to it. On the phone
I had told the doctor that it's like I was peeing through a pinhole. It was
obvious to me that something was wrong, but ignored by the doctor for six
weeks. One time that I was in retention, I went to his office and he
catheterized me to wash out the blood clots that was blocking my flow (my
penis would literally get bent back as the blood clot tried to get through.
At that time he opened up the stricture. It hurt, but I was glad that it was
done. I don't think that your problem is the same.
Best of luck to you,
Ron
> From: bopd@sbcglobal.net
> Organization: http://groups.google.com
> Newsgroups: sci.med.prostate.bph
> Date: 17 Dec 2004 07:32:05 -0800
> Subject: Re: permanent catheterization
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> Ron: thanks for sharing. My sympoms sound remarkably like yours. I
> wonder if the cause of my inability to pee is strictures rather than
> scarring at the bladder neck. My uro has a good reputation, but it's
> frustrating not knowing whether what he's doing is the right thing or
> will do me any good. I guess I'll go with him as long as he's willing
> to treat me, and with an HMO, I don't have any other options anyway.
> Again, Ron, thanks for your comments.
>
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"Ron" <ron1@rcn.com> wrote in message news:BDE78223.5CF66%ron1@rcn.com...
> About 13 months post (my first) PVP, the surgeon was unable to do the
> urodynamic exam because he couldn't get the catheter into the bladder. He
> tried at least 4 or 5 different ones unsuccessfully (a long unpleasant
> time
> for me since he was going in to see other patients while my butt was
> hanging
> out, waiting each time for him to come back. Then he cystoscoped me;
> trying
> to guide the catheter in. Even that didn't work. Earlier, he had mentioned
> that the channel was too long. There were no such problems doing the
> urodynamics before the 1st PVP. He seemed perplexed by the problem, and I
> never got an explanation. That gave me an additional reason to get the 2nd
> PVP (about a month after that experience), to try to clear up any problems
> caused by the first PVP.
> Ron
Ron,
Was the second PVP successful. Why did your urologist want to do a
urodynamic exam?
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| bopd@sbcglobal.net 2004-12-21, 2:10 am |
| Ron: thanks for sharing. My sympoms sound remarkably like yours. I
wonder if the cause of my inability to pee is strictures rather than
scarring at the bladder neck. My uro has a good reputation, but it's
frustrating not knowing whether what he's doing is the right thing or
will do me any good. I guess I'll go with him as long as he's willing
to treat me, and with an HMO, I don't have any other options anyway.
Again, Ron, thanks for your comments.
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| About 13 months post (my first) PVP, the surgeon was unable to do the
urodynamic exam because he couldn't get the catheter into the bladder. He
tried at least 4 or 5 different ones unsuccessfully (a long unpleasant time
for me since he was going in to see other patients while my butt was hanging
out, waiting each time for him to come back. Then he cystoscoped me; trying
to guide the catheter in. Even that didn't work. Earlier, he had mentioned
that the channel was too long. There were no such problems doing the
urodynamics before the 1st PVP. He seemed perplexed by the problem, and I
never got an explanation. That gave me an additional reason to get the 2nd
PVP (about a month after that experience), to try to clear up any problems
caused by the first PVP.
Ron
PS: There is probably a risk for retrograde, but it might be worth it.
> From: bopd@sbcglobal.net
> Organization: http://groups.google.com
> Newsgroups: sci.med.prostate.bph
> Date: 15 Dec 2004 08:15:01 -0800
> Subject: permanent catheterization
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> I've been away from this group for some time now, but I'm the guy who
> had two TURPS that didn't work and am still wearing a permanent
> catheter. I have a temporary suprapubic catheter now because my uro
> couldn't thread the regular catheter through my urethra at the last
> visit. He doesn't know why, other than I have a "long urethra." Doesn't
> sound right to me. He's now going to cut out some scar tissue at the
> bladder neck to see if that helps. Will this result in retrograde
> ejaculation? Hope not. As of now, I don't have it. I've been trying to
> be able to pee again for about two years now, with no end in sight. Any
> comments or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks, guys.
>
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