enlarged prostate.

[BuddyPish]

On 7/8/2024 at 11:23 AM, kiteman9 said:

Hi there,

I saw your post about considering surgery for your enlarged prostate. While I can't speak to your exact situation, I wanted to share my own experience. I decided not to go on medication when I was diagnosed with an enlarged prostate. Instead, I focused on making significant changes to my lifestyle.

I started walking over 10,000 steps a day and adopted a healthier diet. This approach has worked wonders for me. I went from needing to go to the bathroom every hour to just a few times a night.

It’s frustrating that doctors often don't emphasize lifestyle changes, but regular exercise and a balanced diet made a huge difference for me. Before opting for surgery, you might want to try incorporating more physical activity and making dietary changes. These could potentially reduce your symptoms and improve your overall health without the need for more medication.

Wishing you the best of luck with whatever path you choose, and I hope your pill-popping days come to an end soon!

"Just a few times a night" might be bearable for you but I'd think that most men would regard that frequency as something of a nightmare. 

Lifestyle changes were irrelevant for me since I was already a gymrat, going 5 times a week, taking various herbal supplements like pygeum and prescription meds like "Urief" and Cialis.

After 4 months of intermittent self catheterization, I couldn't stand it any longer. Got a consultation, chose Rezum and was legs akimbo on the stirrups 10 days later. Woke up with a Foley catheter which I kept in for 2 weeks (the worst aspect of the entire ordeal) but since then, it's been voiding bliss.

 

Forceful flow, no retention, no ED, full ejaculatory function, wake up once a night to relieve myself, 6 hours after head hitting the pillow.

 

It'll be 2 years post-op in September and I couldn't be happier with it.

[Sheryl]

3 minutes ago, BuddyPish said:

"Just a few times a night" might be bearable for you but I'd think that most men would regard that frequency as something of a nightmare.

 

I always have to get up to pee at lesst 1-2 times during the night/early morning (usually twice) and, very occasionally, 3 times.

 

And I don't even have a prostate! Nor drink beer. 

 

A mild inconvenience at most. Hardly a nightmare. 

 

But in my case each time I pee my bladder completely empties, giving full relief. Problem for men with enlarged prostates is that it doesn't. 

 

 

 

[Yellowtail]

3 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

 

I always have to get up to pee at lesst 1-2 times during the night/early morning (usually twice) and, very occasionally, 3 times.

 

And I don't even have a prostate! Nor drink beer. 

 

A mild inconvenience at most. Hardly a nightmare. 

 

But in my case each time I pee my bladder completely empties, giving full relief. Problem for men with enlarged prostates is that it doesn't. 

 

 

I have issues with frequency and urgency, but the urologist told me they are not related to my enlarged prostate. 

 

One of the things the urologist told me was to turn the temperature up in the bedroom to reduce frequency at night and it seems to help. 

 

One thing the urologist told me to reduce urgency was to pretend like I was trying to get an erection. Sounds silly, and it will not help you, but it helped me. 

[Mark Nothing]

I ran across 2 Nikola Tesla quotes that applies to your ailment.

 

"Most disease is spiritual in nature, and likewise so is the cure."

 

"The secret to the universe is frequency, vibration and the resulting energy output."

 

Using this conceptual framework your body is vibrating at the wrong frequency creating the wrong energy resulting in the prostate affliction.

 

To fix it, create new healthy energy.  What you eat and what you think changes your energy.

 

The method I would use to fix this would be to set an objective of a fully functioning prostate, attach a positive emotion to it, and pray daily for God to remedy.  And really mean it.  The law of resonance kicks in attracting whatever energy you emit.

 

Then quit poisoning yourself with denatured food and water. Eat more natural foods like fruits and vegetables and drink distilled water (rain water). The inorganic minerals from a poor diet stick in your bladder and prostate clogging up the system just like your coffee kettle.  Your immune system will eliminate the accumulated buildup and a fully functioning prostate will return.

 

I used this system 10 years ago and prostate is still fully functioning. After watching decade after decade of fultily from family and friends going the medical route I didn't even bother trying that.

[Sheryl]

On 7/10/2024 at 12:02 PM, Yellowtail said:

 

I have issues with frequency and urgency, but the urologist told me they are not related to my enlarged prostate. 

 

One of the things the urologist told me was to turn the temperature up in the bedroom to reduce frequency at night and it seems to help. 

 

One thing the urologist told me to reduce urgency was to pretend like I was trying to get an erection. Sounds silly, and it will not help you, but it helped me. 

I don't have any urgency.

 

The need to get up during the night is from a full bladder. Which is normal. 

 

And I don't mind it. If I did, I'd eliminate fluids after say 4 pm.  

 

I don't think anyone minds getting up to quickly pee when their bladder is full. Where it is an issue is for men with enlarged prostates for whom there is  no "quickly pee", it is a lengthy frustrating affair not leading to full relief.

[msbkk]

On 7/10/2024 at 11:03 AM, BuddyPish said:

 

Apcalis 
Name of the active ingredient is tadalafil.
Just ask for generic cialis.

400-500 depending on the pharmacy you use

Not really. The real Thai version is Talafil made by Millimed company. Apcalis is an Indian product and not registered in Thailand. I can confirm that Talafil works very well, for me Apcalis does not have the same effect. 

[OUAT41]

I would recommend the Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) I did loads of research into the different procedures and found this to be the best . Not sure what hospital in Thailand but its handled by a Interventional Radiologist with minimally invasive procedure .     

[Sheryl]

16 hours ago, OUAT41 said:

I would recommend the Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) I did loads of research into the different procedures and found this to be the best . Not sure what hospital in Thailand but its handled by a Interventional Radiologist with minimally invasive procedure .     

Not available in Thailand as far as I know. 

[BuddyPish]

On 7/13/2024 at 3:05 PM, msbkk said:

Not really. The real Thai version is Talafil made by Millimed company. Apcalis is an Indian product and not registered in Thailand. I can confirm that Talafil works very well, for me Apcalis does not have the same effect. 

Nitpick much?
Who cares if it's registered in Thailand?
If it doesn't do it for you, fine; use whatever floats your boat but whenever I've asked for "generic Cialis", I've never been offered "Talafil".

Frankly, I'd sooner trust pharma from India than Thailand but YMMV

[Hawaiian]

2 hours ago, BuddyPish said:

Nitpick much?
Who cares if it's registered in Thailand?
If it doesn't do it for you, fine; use whatever floats your boat but whenever I've asked for "generic Cialis", I've never been offered "Talafil".

Frankly, I'd sooner trust pharma from India than Thailand but YMMV

India's reputation can be questionable.  Did you hear about the contaminated eye drops that blinded people in various countries.  Investigators found one lab with filthy conditions and a lack of quality control.

[msbkk]

3 hours ago, BuddyPish said:

Nitpick much?
Who cares if it's registered in Thailand?
If it doesn't do it for you, fine; use whatever floats your boat but whenever I've asked for "generic Cialis", I've never been offered "Talafil".

Frankly, I'd sooner trust pharma from India than Thailand but YMMV

I trust pharma products from India if they are real and officially sold. Apcalis in Thailand is only sold under the table at certain pharmacies. If it works for you that is fine, the price is very cheap compared to the original and also compared to the "official and real" Thai generic mentioned which costs several times more. I tried Apcalis and stopped to use it, if others are happy with this product that's fine. 

[John49]

On 7/13/2024 at 3:05 PM, msbkk said:

Not really. The real Thai version is Talafil made by Millimed company. Apcalis is an Indian product and not registered in Thailand. I can confirm that Talafil works very well, for me Apcalis does not have the same effect. 

 

I used to have long chats with an Indian GP in Malaysia.

 

I remember him saying that drug manufacturers in India were famous for under dosing their drugs on the key ingredients – supposedly to increase profits.

Having said that, I have sourced two separate generic drugs from India on a regular basis.

They were effective and I had no issues.

 

Although having lived and worked in India, I do wonder about the degree of hygienic under which the drugs are prepared…

[scubascuba3]

3 hours ago, John49 said:

 

I used to have long chats with an Indian GP in Malaysia.

 

I remember him saying that drug manufacturers in India were famous for under dosing their drugs on the key ingredients – supposedly to increase profits.

Having said that, I have sourced two separate generic drugs from India on a regular basis.

They were effective and I had no issues.

 

Although having lived and worked in India, I do wonder about the degree of hygienic under which the drugs are prepared…

Are Thailand generics drugs any better?

[Hawaiian]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Are Thailand generics drugs any better?

No side effects from all brands of Ciprofloxacin that I have bought in Thailand.  In the U.S. I experience painful muscle cramps and tendonitis from this drug.