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  • Any experience with Urolift procedure

    From root@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 15 21:53:29 2021
    I was thinking about the green light laser treatment until
    I found out about Urolift. Before I consent to Urolift
    I would appreciate any comments from followers of
    this news group.

    Thanks.

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  • From Harold Veeder@21:1/5 to root on Sat Jan 16 11:36:56 2021
    On Friday, January 15, 2021 at 4:53:30 PM UTC-5, root wrote:
    I was thinking about the green light laser treatment until
    I found out about Urolift. Before I consent to Urolift
    I would appreciate any comments from followers of
    this news group.

    Thanks.
    I have not had Urolift, but did have PAE (prostate artery embolization ). The IV (interventional radiologist) who preformed the procedure did not think much of Urolift. In case you have not heard of PAE, it is a procedure where a radiologist places
    tiny beads in the arteries feeding the prostate, causing it to shrink. Mine went from 75 mg to 35 mg. The day after the procedure it felt like I had a bladder infection, but after that it was all up hill.

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  • From Beemer@21:1/5 to root on Sun Jan 17 19:25:53 2021
    On Friday, January 15, 2021 at 2:53:30 PM UTC-7, root wrote:
    I was thinking about the green light laser treatment until
    I found out about Urolift. Before I consent to Urolift
    I would appreciate any comments from followers of
    this news group.

    Thanks.

    Urolift won't work if you have a really large prostate. Mine was 105 and that is too large. I THINK the limit was 80cc.

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  • From root@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 19 14:47:41 2021
    Beemer <[email protected]> wrote:

    Yes, I am going in for an ultrasound test tomorrow
    and possibly a ciscoscopy in a couple of weeks to
    see if I would benefit.

    Thanks for responding.

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  • From root@21:1/5 to Harold Veeder on Tue Jan 19 14:44:42 2021
    Harold Veeder <[email protected]> wrote:
    I have not had Urolift, but did have PAE (prostate artery embolization ). The IV (interventional radiologist) who preformed the procedure did not think much of Urolift. In case you have not heard of PAE, it is a procedure where a radiologist places
    tiny beads in the arteries feeding the prostate, causing it to shrink. Mine went from 75 mg to 35 mg. The day after the procedure it felt like I had a bladder infection, but after that it was all up hill.
    Thanks for responding.

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  • From Harold Veeder@21:1/5 to root on Tue Jan 19 12:04:04 2021
    On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 9:47:44 AM UTC-5, root wrote:
    Beemer <[email protected]> wrote:

    Yes, I am going in for an ultrasound test tomorrow
    and possibly a ciscoscopy in a couple of weeks to
    see if I would benefit.

    Thanks for responding.
    Wishing you a good outcome.

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  • From root@21:1/5 to Harold Veeder on Thu Jan 21 14:35:29 2021
    Harold Veeder <[email protected]> wrote:
    Wishing you a good outcome.

    Thanks. I was surprised that my prostate was only 52 grams.
    That means I am eligible for the Urolift procedure.
    I asked about the PAE procedure and was told that no
    urologist around me does PAE.

    I get a cystoscopy on Feb 16.

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  • From Anon Anon@21:1/5 to root on Fri Jan 29 10:38:44 2021
    On 2021-01-15 4:53 p.m., root wrote:
    I was thinking about the green light laser treatment until
    I found out about Urolift. Before I consent to Urolift
    I would appreciate any comments from followers of
    this news group.

    Thanks.


    My urologist pooh poohed the Urolift procedure when I brought it up.
    Both for me specifically and in general.

    He said basically that it's not quite ready fro prime time yet and that patients are having lots of issues.

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  • From root@21:1/5 to Anon Anon on Sat Jan 30 03:07:48 2021
    Anon Anon <[email protected]> wrote:

    My urologist pooh poohed the Urolift procedure when I brought it up.
    Both for me specifically and in general.

    He said basically that it's not quite ready fro prime time yet and that patients are having lots of issues.

    Thanks for responding. I was hoping to hear from people
    that underwent the procedure. I doubt a urologist would
    say anything favorable about a procedure not done by him.
    Someone suggested the PAE earlier and I asked my urologist
    and he said nobody does that around here.

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