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It's been 2 yrs since my Rezume procedure. After a 3 month recovery period, I had a full year of great flow, no pain, no problems. Starting late 2023 I started to experience reduced flow, some burning and it started to interfere with my sleep. This week I had a cystoscopic exam; and, the...

I had the Rezume treatment a year ago on an 80 gram prostate. Chose this after bad side effects from finesteride. 12 steam injections (a lot!) and a fairly long (2-3 months) recovery. Worked great! Sex life back to normal, fantastic flow, only up once a nite max... It took months for the...

Just received our yearly Home insurance renewal from Nationwide.. We live just outside of Vancouver WA on 5 acres. We've had the same coverage for 8 yrs, no claims, no changes. Premium went up slightly over +50%! We called for an explanation and were told that our area of WA had an overall...

6 weeks - Post Procedure Flow still increasing.. unbelievable! Only getting up 1-2x per nite to pee.. Burning light, a few odd aches and pains occasionally. Blood clots and tissue discharge no longer visible. Light bleeding before and after peeing has stopped. Today I discontinue the...

5 weeks - Post Procedure Flow keeps increasing.. Only getting up 1-2x per nite to pee.. Burning continues to decrease "slowly" Blood clots and tissue continues to decrease.. Light bleeding before and after peeing has almost totally stopped. and, ED from finasteride appears to be reversing...

Finasteride relieved my BPH symptoms after 3-4 months; but, I developed retrograde ejaculation (which actually started with 2x Tamsulosin daily), "NO" sex drive, ED, right nipple tenderness, weight gain and slight headaches. All the above side effects are the main reason I decided to have the...

4 Weeks - Post Procedure Urine sample, submitted a week ago, clear of any infection! Daytime flow rate now exceeds pre procedure. Strong and quick! Bladder feels empty. Nighttime flow not equal to day; but, much quicker and bladder feels more empty. Now only getting up 1-2 times a night...

3 weeks - Post Procedure Blood in urine, clots and small traces of tissue increased this week. My urologist called to checkin on my progress and assured me that this is normal. Burning on urination and some afterwards increased vs week 2. Still getting up 4-5 times each nite with a...

Day 14 - Post Procedure Three days after removing the Foley catheter I started to see more blood clots and prostate tissue when I pee. It was expected and does not cause pain. Flow during the day is almost back to the pre procedure rate. Nite time flow is slow to start and weak. I have to...

Day 9 - Post Procedure Foley catheter out! No big deal removing it while in a hot shower. Was able to empty a full bladder 1 1/2 hours after removing the catheter without pain. Flow not as strong as before; but, a steady stream. This was expected as the treatment area should still be swollen...

Slowly with a lot of KY lubrication and controlled breathing. The worst part is inflating the catheter, with a syringe, once it is inserted into your bladder. This expands the catheter along its entire length and stretches your urethra. The stretching enlarges the stricture opening each time...

Day 6 - Post Procedure Same as day 4, nothing new. I do have a comment on bmcgonig's observation of a better flow after being catheterized. I had two urethra strictures, from a childhood motorcycle accident, that I had surgically "cut" (urethrotomy) in my mid 40's. They were reducing my...

Day 4 - Post procedure Nothing much new to comment on. Getting tired of the Foley catheter. Still having varying levels of cloudy (blood) urine with occasional small blood clots. Otherwise, just waiting to remove the catheter in 5 more days!

Nice hearing a positive outcome! Thanks so much.... So much of what you find on the internet is negative; but, my guess is that those are the people who are most likely to post. Two of my friends, who also need to take the next step in dealing with their BPH, are waiting to see how the Rezum...

My guess is that they both irritate the bladder? I can skip a week as asked to do!

Day 2 - Post Procedure No pain, just the inconvenience of the Foley catheter. It limits quick movements to some degree. No issues with my body rejecting the catheter. No bladder spasms, etc... No problem sleeping at nite using the large Foley bag. Still seeing a lot of blood and small clots...

No antibiotics unless I develop a UTI. No pain medication other then Advil. I just flush and wash the catheter bags daily, clean the exit point of my catheter 2x's a day with mild soap and warm water, drink at least 8 ozs of water every 2 hours, eat foods to keep everything soft and easy, and...

I believe all the "minimally invasive" procedure have minimal to no incontinence problems. As a quick follow up to my first nite after the procedure (21 hrs ago) Slept well! The mild-moderate burning pain from procedure disappeared overnight. My body is tolerating the catheter well and I have...

I think the pain experienced is related to the skill of the surgeon in placing the prostate nerve block. I've had two prostate biopsy's in the past (both with nerve blocks) and one was almost painless, the other was excruciating! Same procedure, same nerve block, different surgeons! My...

Procedure day! Prostate nerve blocked with 4-5 shots. Urethra numbed with lidocaine gel. 12 ea - 9 sec steam injections. I have a long prostate! Nerve block shots caused little pain. Rezum treatment shots caused some "shot" pain. The steam injection part (9 secs ea) caused a...

Yes, it is one of the procedures I looked into. It requires a skilled interventional radiologist and there is a slight risk of blocking a blood vessel that leads to the bladder or bowel; but, a skilled radiologist should be able to avoid these. Similar to Rezum, it takes up to 6 months for...

My symptoms are always worse at nite! As the tamsulosin started to fail I found myself having to get up more and more at nite. It also took longer to start my stream and the stream was weak. I never felt that I was totally able to empty my bladder. It reached the point I was getting up 4-5x's...

I'm scheduled to have a Rezum treatment on 4/15/2022. 66 yrs old, 80 gram prostate. Lots of tests completed over last 13 months. No CA, just an older guy's BPH! No median lobe enlargement. Flomax (tamsulosin) worked for 15 yrs, then stopped about a year ago and was doubled. That helped...

Yep! Also got oddly sensitive nipples (no breast enlargement though!) I did grow back a full head of hair! Enough that both my wife of 38 yrs and my daughter have commented about it even though I keep my hair really short. Not 100% sure it is the finasteride since I was put on 2x tamulosin...

The Tamsulosin, by itself, worked great for a decade! When I first started, I actually took half a dose for the first 6-7 yrs. Then upped it to a full dose yrs 7-10. Unfortunately, over a 3-6 month time period late last year, I developed worsening symptoms and went through a full work up (blood...