tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102012322024-03-05T17:48:49.640-06:00Pee In Morse Code - My Enlarged Prostate & MeNOTE: THESE POSTINGS ABOUT MY GREENLIGHT TREATMENT ARE IN REVERSE ORDER. TO START AT THE BEGINNING, PLEASE CLICK ON 2005 IN THE LEFT COLUMN.
BPH (Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, enlarged prostate gland, or 'prostrate' gland) is a vexing medical condition that affects most men in their 50s and beyond. For me, it started when I was about 47. It causes a reduction in urine flow and retention of urine in the bladder, which can lead to bladder infections, urinary tract infections and prostatitis.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-50985343039339101122016-05-06T16:45:00.003-05:002016-05-06T16:46:44.594-05:00Almost 10 Years Since My GreenLight Procedure for Prostate Enlargement, All Is Still OKNOTE: If you want to learn my experiences with the GreenLight treatment for BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia), please go back to the first posts on this blog. I had the treatment in late 2006.<br />
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Fortunately, there is not much news to report. I can still pee "like a firehose".<br />
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It sometimes takes up to 20 seconds to initiate urination if I didn't really need to go, such as preparing to leave on a car trip). But if I need to pee, everything works right away and like a charm.<br />
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I'm 68 years old now, retired from a desk job, staying active and feeling fine.<br />
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I'm still a fan of GreenLight procedure for prostate issues. I hope it works for you as well as it has for me.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-60027888179368310312013-03-08T21:56:00.002-06:002013-03-09T09:06:46.352-06:006+ Years, Still OK. Medicare Coverage for Green Light?Today someone posted a comment to this 'Me and My BPH' blog, which reminded me that I haven't posted any updates in awhile. While trying to remember how to create new postings, I noticed that people actually read this...ten to 30 people per day...who knew?!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFHW9N9IdlSQ_nx6za8L1Dk3zj802yqd3GSOo2aTK_t9kOIm8dnrEHqcvELcd3qc2Zz3-TUdveGaE8G6Pa-XMnVn29LHCSd79m5uXa2enrRngu1LBkFq_qQDIbFmSFuOjgw3T/s1600/GreenLaser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFHW9N9IdlSQ_nx6za8L1Dk3zj802yqd3GSOo2aTK_t9kOIm8dnrEHqcvELcd3qc2Zz3-TUdveGaE8G6Pa-XMnVn29LHCSd79m5uXa2enrRngu1LBkFq_qQDIbFmSFuOjgw3T/s1600/GreenLaser.jpg" /></a>It's been six years and a few months since the GreenLight procedure, and everything is still OK.<br />
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As in past years, there is still a tendency toward hesitation in starting to pee, <b>if</b> I didn't really need to go. For example, I'm getting ready to go shopping so I decide (just on general principles) to pee before I leave. Getting started may take 5, 10, 20 seconds.<br />
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But if I do need to pee, it starts right away.<br />
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Flowrate is still great. I never need to get up in the middle of the night to pee, and I haven't had any urinary tract infections since the procedure.<br />
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I'm still surprised that one of the doctors that I consulted with recommended TURP over Green Light. From what I've read, TURP is bloody (maybe even a blood transfusion), painful and requires a hospital stay. I'm glad I didn't follow his advice!<br />
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I'm now on Medicare. Had I delayed getting the Green Light treatment, I do not know if Medicare would have covered the procedure or not...does anyone reading this know?<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-85865265418012610892011-12-30T13:14:00.004-06:002012-01-01T11:41:35.438-06:005 Years Since Greenlight, Still HappyI see that another year has passed since I had the Green Light prostate surgery. Actually, surgery doesn't seem like the right term, since I was in and out the same day and no scalpel was used. The Greenlight laser gizmo treats non-cancerous enlarged prostate, or benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). It's the modern-day version of what we guys used to call the roto-rooter procedure.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, it's been another year and everything is still fine. I notice some hesitancy in starting urination, but only if I don't need to pee...like, going to the bathroom before starting a car trip or before bed. In those situations, it can take up to 20 seconds or so to start the flow.</div><div><br /></div><div>But, if I need to urinate, it starts right away and flows like a fire hose. Compared to when I had BPH, it's just wonderful! I'm so glad I had the procedure!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-46511679835581140352010-12-28T12:18:00.002-06:002010-12-28T12:22:17.356-06:00Another Year, Still HappyAnother year has passed since I had the GreenLight procedure for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH, enlarged prostate). I am still very happy that I had it done.<br /><br />Any changes in the last year? Well, it does take 10 to 30 seconds to start urinating IF I don't really need to. For example, if I plan to drive across town and decide to pee before I g0, but don't really need to pee, then it takes awhile for flow to begin.<br /><br />But, if I need to pee there is no delay.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-65673208095573947712010-01-02T12:28:00.004-06:002010-01-02T12:38:01.121-06:003 Years Since GreenLight for BPH, No RegretsIt's been 3 years since I had the GreenLight treatment for BPH (benign prostate hypertrophy). Everything is fine.<br /><br />There are two minor issues, which are closer to non-issues:<br />1. Sometimes I can't tell if I really need to urinate or not.<br />2. If I don't need to urinate, but choose to (say, before a car trip), it may take up to 20 seconds for the flow to begin.<br /><br />I don't know if either of these is related to the GreenLight BPH therapy. When the flow does start, it's firehose-esque, not a tiny stream.<br /><br />My PSA before the treatment was 2.4 to 2.6. Sixteen months after Greenlight (April 2007) the PSA had dropped to 0.90, in April 2008 it was 0.90, in April 2009 it was 1.10.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-40674484036815835002009-11-20T14:21:00.004-06:002009-11-20T14:28:13.847-06:00HoLAP Prostate Treatment ExperienceMy treatment for BPH was done using the GreenLight laser, but a newer technology is HoLAP (Holmium Laser Ablation of the Prostate). I see that a blogger has related his recent HoLAP experience today. The URL is <a href="http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/results-my-prostate-surgery">http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/results-my-prostate-surgery</a><br /><br />You can see a little more information about HoLAP treatment for benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH)at <a href="http://HoLAPprostate.com">http://HoLAPprostate.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-79651444511622349902008-12-22T16:59:00.002-06:002008-12-22T17:02:36.706-06:00Two Good Years!Well, it's been 2 years and ~3 days since I had the GreenLight procedure for BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia). Everything is boringly good...urine stream strong. <br /><br />The only odd thing is that, if I don't really need to pee but decide to go (say, before a car trip), it may take a long time for the stream to start.<br /><br />I'm still very pleased that I had the Green Light procedure.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-88229709811423261492007-05-06T07:54:00.000-05:002007-05-06T08:01:06.905-05:00The Return of Morse Code?An interesting thing happened about a month ago, and has been repeated a few times since. If I get up in the middle of the night to pee, sometimes the stream is weak and comes in Morse code segments...just like the bad old days!<br /><br />A separate, but perhaps related, phenomenon that started about a month ago is occasional hesitancy in starting the stream. If I really need to go, no problem...it starts quick and flows fast. But if I don't need to go too bad, sometimes the flow is slow to start.<br /><br />The worst example was at a local restaurant, when I went to the bathroom to take a whiz before starting on a drive. There were two urinals, extremely close together and with no modesty partition between them. A fellow was using one, and I could not get my stream to start for a good (bad) 20 seconds or so. Embarrasing!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-1172110167966853252007-02-21T19:59:00.000-06:002007-02-24T16:08:38.923-06:00GreenLight Prostate Procedure Patient Report - 2 Months Since SurgeryThe surgeon told my wife, while I was still unconscious in the recovery room, to tell me to wait a full 2 months before giving the GreenLight procedure an evaluation. Well, that milestone has arrived (and slightly passed), and here is my report to all readers:<br /><br />-- Urethral irritation is gone.<br />-- I'm continent.<br />-- I'm potent, but not likely to have any more children.<br />-- I can pee real fast!<br />-- The health insurance disagreement is down to $100.<br /><br />If you are peeing in Morse code like I was, and if you can find a surgeon who has already done at least 50 or 100 GreenLight (PVP, photo vaporization of the prostate) procedures, I recommend it.<br /><br />If you are curious, go to YouTube and look for the videos of Greenlight procedures by the Spanish surgeon. They are very educational.<br /><br />thgilneerg<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-1171127406859040732007-02-10T11:07:00.000-06:002007-02-11T09:16:02.556-06:00GreenLight Prostate Procedure Patient Report - Almost 2 Months Since SurgeryMy pee time is now down to about 20 seconds to pass 98% of the urine...outstanding! I step up to the urinal at the same time as a young person and finish as quickly as he does.<br /><br />This morning, completely unexpectedly, a blood clot and a chunk of necrotized tissue popped out while I was peeing. And this evening another chunk came through. I thought that stage of recovery had long passed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-1170589799557815702007-02-04T05:43:00.000-06:002007-02-04T05:49:59.566-06:00GreenLight Prostate Procedure Patient Report - Almost 7 Weeks Since SurgeryThings continue well, with only one minor problem. I can pee like a fire hose...empty 98% of a full bladder in 20 seconds. That is absolutely WONDERFUL!<br /><br />The minor problem is that sometimes, when I realize that I need to pee...I REALLY need to pee RIGHT THEN. No accidents have happened yet, but I can envision a problem on, say, a road trip out in the middle of the boondocks.<br /><br />They say that the bladder-emptying muscle gets very strong when you have BPH, in order to push the urine out. Since that power is no longer needed and the muscle probably will weaken, perhaps the flowrate will slowly diminish and the urgency problem will subside.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-1169778834456263672007-01-25T20:30:00.000-06:002007-01-26T05:44:45.296-06:00GreenLight Prostate Procedure Patient Report - 1 Month + 5 Days Since SurgeryToday I noticed the urine flow diminishing to less and less. Then, this afternoon while peeing, a large chunk of necrotized tissue came out. It was quite a surprise, because it was larger than any of the blood clots that were popping out a couple of weeks ago. It felt like a jellybean on the way out, and I'm fortunate that it came out and didn't get stuck like a cork.<br /><br />Ever since, the urinary flow has been fire-hose strong. Nice!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-1169340237278343542007-01-20T18:41:00.000-06:002007-01-20T18:43:57.290-06:00GreenLight Prostate Procedure Patient Report - 1 Month Since SurgeryThis morning, exactly a month and a day after the surgery, the burning sensation on urination disappeared. I hope it stays away! I've resumed taking an aspirin a day for protection against heart disease and colon cancer, and to mute the flushing side effect of my niacin supplement.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-1168430162544665442007-01-10T05:52:00.000-06:002007-01-10T05:56:02.553-06:00GreenLight Prostate Procedure Patient Report - 3 Weeks Since SurgeryIt's hard to believe that the surgery was 3 weeks ago.<br /><br />Bleeding comes and goes. Irritation stays and stays, but it's usually only painful when I pee. Urinary flow diminished over the last couple of days, so I took a Flomax last night and urinary flow is much improved today. <br /><br />Perhaps I have prostatitis or a urinary tract infection, or maybe this is normal.<br /><br />It is a relief to not be concerned that I might wake up some night and just flat-out not be able to pee :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10201232.post-1168170694100173402007-01-07T05:48:00.000-06:002007-01-07T05:52:42.226-06:00GreenLight Prostate Procedure Patient Report - 19 Days Since SurgeryFrequent urinary-tract irritation and occasional small discharges of blood persist. The irritation makes you think you need to pee, even if you don't really, so it's "irritating" in more ways than one.<br /><br />Before the procedure, the urologist said that I would need to go to the bathroom a lot, "and sometimes you may not make it." A couple of days ago I was walking outside and I thought that might come true...the sensation of needing to go was very strong.<br /><br />The disappointing thing is that there is no sense that this is getting better; in fact, it's getting worse.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p align="center">
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