Back from my medical procedure
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wrote on 11 May 2020, 23:50 last edited by
Time to insert the best urologist joke....
Urologist: "Now, Larry, it's not unusual to get an erection during this part of the exam."
Larry: "But, doc, I don't have an erection!"
Urologist: "I know. But, I do."
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wrote on 12 May 2020, 00:06 last edited by
Happy to hear you do not have cancer, Larry!
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wrote on 12 May 2020, 00:10 last edited by
That’s great for sure!
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That's great news, Larry - wonderful to hear!
wrote on 12 May 2020, 00:36 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Back from my medical procedure:
That's great news, Larry - wonderful to hear!
+1
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wrote on 12 May 2020, 00:52 last edited by
Excellent Larry!! That is great news!!
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Time to insert the best urologist joke....
Urologist: "Now, Larry, it's not unusual to get an erection during this part of the exam."
Larry: "But, doc, I don't have an erection!"
Urologist: "I know. But, I do."
wrote on 12 May 2020, 01:26 last edited by Larry 5 Dec 2020, 01:27@George-K said in Back from my medical procedure:
Time to insert the best urologist joke....
Urologist: "Now, Larry, it's not unusual to get an erection during this part of the exam."
Larry: "But, doc, I don't have an erection!"
Urologist: "I know. But, I do."
The doctor told me to take my clothes off. I said "where should i put them?" He said "just throw them in the corner with mine..."
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@George-K said in Back from my medical procedure:
Time to insert the best urologist joke....
Urologist: "Now, Larry, it's not unusual to get an erection during this part of the exam."
Larry: "But, doc, I don't have an erection!"
Urologist: "I know. But, I do."
The doctor told me to take my clothes off. I said "where should i put them?" He said "just throw them in the corner with mine..."
wrote on 12 May 2020, 01:31 last edited by@Larry said in Back from my medical procedure:
The doctor told me to take my clothes off. I said "where should i put them?" He said "just throw them in the corner with mine..."
(Cheap) Scotch all over my keyboard. I'd never heard that before.
Gonna share with my urologist friends.
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wrote on 12 May 2020, 01:37 last edited by
I never thought id see the day that i would borrow a maxipad from my wife......
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wrote on 12 May 2020, 01:38 last edited by
Thanks everyone.
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wrote on 12 May 2020, 03:06 last edited by
Just remember, big prostate doesn’t iimmediatly imply big balls.
U have to grown them independently.
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wrote on 12 May 2020, 04:32 last edited by
Great to hear. You deserve a reprieve from docs.
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wrote on 12 May 2020, 21:58 last edited by
high five 
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wrote on 13 May 2020, 00:09 last edited by
The great news, is that it's not cancer. The good news is that they can treat it with medication, if it's prostatitis.
And now, for the not as good news...some of the medication can cause a cessation of lessening of the issue of some body fluids...Just sayin'. Another problem is that a medication can work for awhile and then not work (that one happened to me). Older docs would advise a TURP (look it up), if medication wasn't working well enough. But there are some new procedures out there, that can help the problem without resorting to a TURP.
Always talk over any and all treatments with your doc...
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The great news, is that it's not cancer. The good news is that they can treat it with medication, if it's prostatitis.
And now, for the not as good news...some of the medication can cause a cessation of lessening of the issue of some body fluids...Just sayin'. Another problem is that a medication can work for awhile and then not work (that one happened to me). Older docs would advise a TURP (look it up), if medication wasn't working well enough. But there are some new procedures out there, that can help the problem without resorting to a TURP.
Always talk over any and all treatments with your doc...
wrote on 13 May 2020, 00:15 last edited by@Jolly I always hated TUR-Ps.
There are so many things that can go wrong that are not exactly surgical, but can be a gas-passer's nightmare. I've seen one patient die in the
Recovery RoomPACU after a TUR-P.Newer (at least as of 4 years ago) procedures using targeted laser therapy to shrink the prostate seem to be much nicer in terms of blood loss and intra-op and post-op complications.
See "green light laser."
If medications fail, that's what I'd go with, with TUR-P as a last resort.
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@Jolly I always hated TUR-Ps.
There are so many things that can go wrong that are not exactly surgical, but can be a gas-passer's nightmare. I've seen one patient die in the
Recovery RoomPACU after a TUR-P.Newer (at least as of 4 years ago) procedures using targeted laser therapy to shrink the prostate seem to be much nicer in terms of blood loss and intra-op and post-op complications.
See "green light laser."
If medications fail, that's what I'd go with, with TUR-P as a last resort.
wrote on 13 May 2020, 00:22 last edited by@George-K said in Back from my medical procedure:
@Jolly I always hated TUR-Ps.
There are so many things that can go wrong that are not exactly surgical, but can be a gas-passer's nightmare. I've seen one patient die in the
Recovery RoomPACU after a TUR-P.Newer (at least as of 4 years ago) procedures using targeted laser therapy to shrink the prostate seem to be much nicer in terms of blood loss and intra-op and post-op complications.
See "green light laser."
If medications fail, that's what I'd go with, with TUR-P as a last resort.
One of the local guys has had a good bit of success with this:
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@George-K said in Back from my medical procedure:
@Jolly I always hated TUR-Ps.
There are so many things that can go wrong that are not exactly surgical, but can be a gas-passer's nightmare. I've seen one patient die in the
Recovery RoomPACU after a TUR-P.Newer (at least as of 4 years ago) procedures using targeted laser therapy to shrink the prostate seem to be much nicer in terms of blood loss and intra-op and post-op complications.
See "green light laser."
If medications fail, that's what I'd go with, with TUR-P as a last resort.
One of the local guys has had a good bit of success with this:
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@Jolly interesting.
I'm always a bit skeptical of "implantable" devices, however.
That's not to say it's not good, it's just to say I'm skeptical.
I just asked my urologist friend. More to come.
wrote on 13 May 2020, 00:25 last edited by@George-K said in Back from my medical procedure:
@Jolly interesting.
I'm always a bit skeptical of "implantable" devices, however.
That's not to say it's not good, it's just to say I'm skeptical.
I don't think it's the end-all, be-all. I think it's just buying time...
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wrote on 13 May 2020, 00:34 last edited by
My urologist friend says:
"It can work pretty well. Can be done in office with some minimal sedation. Got some friends who love the procedure. "