surgery for enlarged prostate.

[JensenZ]

On 8/24/2024 at 11:24 AM, Will B Good said:

Not at that stage.....yet......but can anyone comment on the impact Rezum has on one's sex life? ....(as poor as it already is).

You could try a small daily dose of Viagra (about 20 mg). It helped me to pee better with the added advantage of improved penile health. Contrary to what many think, even with Viagra you still need to be aroused, so it doesn't increase your desire. You'd need a larger dose when you have performance commitments. On those occasions, you can add 50mg in addition to your daily dose.

[olongapo]

On 8/25/2024 at 12:41 PM, BKKKevin said:

Here us a very good video on the state of the art treatments... Sadly the focus is on Aquablation which is not yet available in Thailand... But a good watch for anyone who faces the issue...

I had it 7:years ago never really worked maybe they have improved now, but caused scarring so cannot now have rezum and only choice turp they say 

 

[StraightTalk]

On 8/26/2024 at 2:49 PM, JensenZ said:

You could try a small daily dose of Viagra (about 20 mg).

Aren't drugs such as Viagra and Cialis relatively expensive?

[Lorry]

4 hours ago, StraightTalk said:

Aren't drugs such as Viagra and Cialis relatively expensive?

Generic viagra from GPO (called Sidegra) in Bangkok, 20 tablets of 100mg each, 1000B.

 

Generic cialis from India (called Apcalis) in Bangkok,  4 tablets of 20mg each, 400 B.

 

Half of these prices in Western Europe (if self-pay).

A fraction of these prices in India, eg apollopharmacy.in

 

[Lorry]

On 8/26/2024 at 2:49 PM, JensenZ said:

You could try a small daily dose of Viagra (about 20 mg). It helped me to pee better with the added advantage of improved penile health. Contrary to what many think, even with Viagra you still need to be aroused, so it doesn't increase your desire. You'd need a larger dose when you have performance commitments. On those occasions, you can add 50mg in addition to your daily dose.

The recommendation would be Tadalafil (eg Cialis) 5mg daily.

Not Viagra, it is excreted too fast. 

Cialis 5mg for this purpose is covered by many insurances. 

[JensenZ]

16 hours ago, Lorry said:

The recommendation would be Tadalafil (eg Cialis) 5mg daily.

Not Viagra, it is excreted too fast. 

Cialis 5mg for this purpose is covered by many insurances. 

Good info - thanks!

 

NFS Info

[ThaiPauly]

On 8/24/2024 at 11:27 AM, Lacessit said:

I have been taking medication for BPH for more than five years.

 

My urologist in Australia is as high up the totem pole as anyone can get in Western medicine. FRCS, FRACS. I have been seeing him since 2006, when I had bladder cancer.

 

On my last visit, I asked him if I could have surgery, as I was sick of taking medication.

 

He said as long as I could still pee, stick with the medication.

 

He explained there was a 80-90% chance with ANY form of surgery the following problems would occur:

 

Incontinence, retrograde ejaculation, impotence, and urinary tract infection.

 

Your choice. Do you feel lucky?

I had a TURP 4 years ago which left me with all the complications you mentioned...and then some.

[BuddyPish]

On 8/25/2024 at 9:07 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

Due to Thailand's draconian libel laws, I can neither confirm nor deny it was a doctor at BHP who misdiagnosed me. I had an ultrasound and blood work  done, and they recommended REZUM at an out-of-pocket cost of over 200,000 baht (my insurance doesn't cover me here in LOS). I went back to the states for my annual visit and saw a doctor to see if they would perform REZUM. They did more intensive testing and I have a condition that REZUM wouldn't have relieved.

 

The US doctor explained when you do REZUM, you're looking at 6-12 months of pain and uncontrollable leaking. I'm sticking to morning/nightly Tamsulosin and it's working for now. ALWAYS get a 2nd opinion.

Your US doctor is talking nonsense.

I had Rezum over 2 years ago.
It was done in Bangkok.
Once the Foley catheter was removed (the most discomfort of the entire procedure), it was and still is plain sailing. No pain, absolutely zero leakage, zero erectile dysfunction, zero retrograde ejeaculation and 6-7 hours uninterrupted sleep most nights.

[HappyExpat57]

20 minutes ago, BuddyPish said:

Your US doctor is talking nonsense.

I had Rezum over 2 years ago.
It was done in Bangkok.
Once the Foley catheter was removed (the most discomfort of the entire procedure), it was and still is plain sailing. No pain, absolutely zero leakage, zero erectile dysfunction, zero retrograde ejeaculation and 6-7 hours uninterrupted sleep most nights.

Oh, YOU know better than a doctor? Have you seen my ultrasounds? Were you there when the endoscopy was performed? I think you need to see a doctor to get a cranial assendectomy (get yer head out yer ass!).

 

Talk about nonsense!

[Yellowtail]

Go to a Ford dealer if you want to know how bad a Chevy is. 

[BuddyPish]

On 11/18/2024 at 11:44 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

Oh, YOU know better than a doctor? Have you seen my ultrasounds? Were you there when the endoscopy was performed? I think you need to see a doctor to get a cranial assendectomy (get yer head out yer ass!).

 

Talk about nonsense!

 

The way you explained it, he appeared to generalize about an operation that thousands and thousands of men have found lasting relief from.
If he'd said that you, personally, would be "looking at 6-12 months of pain and uncontrollable leaking", that would be one thing.  As someone who's actually HAD the Rezum procedure, his generalization was BS.