If any doctor asks

[solo1]

you to have a TURP done because of peeing problems,  get all the details first.

TURP stands for Trans Urethral Resection of the Prostate.   I had it done when I had the bladder surgery.
The doc felt that is was time but I didn't know that he was gonna do it.

It involves carving the prostate/bladder opening larger for a better pee.  Medical history says that it works.  It is a pain tho to get to that point

Two weeks down the road, I'm taking antibiotics and still have urgency and burning.  This last weekend I couldn't go far from a restroom so I stayed home.  

I'm not really complaining tho, just commenting.  I read the pathology report and it's great.  I'm blessed with a cancer free prostate and a bladder cancer that is so mild and unlike cancer that it has a different name. At age 89 I'll take it!

I can't wait to get over this after effect.  It's tiresome, I have even less energy right now.

No pity party necessary  

[old2soon]

Soooooooooooo WHAT a million mile or more overhaul? Or a million gallon overhaul?  Kinda difficult to realize What the medical community is doing for us Homo Sapiens these days-ain't it? What you described sorta sounds like when we ported and polished valve intakes and exhaust ports!  If you have kept track Ross now has three-yup 3-artificial joints in his body. Some amazing advances fer sure and fer certain there Wayne. Heal fast my Hoosier Friend!  RIDE SAFE.

[Wizzard]

sounds like Roto Rooter and the docs got their heads together 

[solo1]

roto rooter describes it perfectly.

[John Schmidt]

roto rooter describes it perfectly.

I know what you mean and cringe every time I think of my hospital stay 7-8 years ago. On top of that, they left the stent in from Thanksgiving weekend until mid-February. When I finally went in to have that removed, the nurse was about as ham-fisted as she could be. Squirted some kind of deadener (sp) in the orifice of the head, then clamped something on it to prevent it leaking out. When the dr. came in, really great guy...really good, he asked how I was doing and the nurse was in there. I flat told him how close she came to getting her just desserts. She got PO'd with me and got a little rough in front of the dr., who dismissed her from the room immediately and called in another assistant. She was great, gentle, what a difference. Found out later the first one really got dismissed....from her job there. Good riddance, the dr. apologized many times over. I've always maintained that if you're disrespectful of a patient because you don't like what you're doing, then get a different job. You knew what the job consisted of before you took it....so leave already.

[Wizzard]

roto rooter describes it perfectly.

I know what you mean and cringe every time I think of my hospital stay 7-8 years ago. On top of that, they left the stent in from Thanksgiving weekend until mid-February. When I finally went in to have that removed, the nurse was about as ham-fisted as she could be. Squirted some kind of deadener (sp) in the orifice of the head, then clamped something on it to prevent it leaking out. When the dr. came in, really great guy...really good, he asked how I was doing and the nurse was in there. I flat told him how close she came to getting her just desserts. She got PO'd with me and got a little rough in front of the dr., who dismissed her from the room immediately and called in another assistant. She was great, gentle, what a difference. Found out later the first one really got dismissed....from her job there. Good riddance, the dr. apologized many times over. I've always maintained that if you're disrespectful of a patient because you don't like what you're doing, then get a different job. You knew what the job consisted of before you took it....so leave already.

Cannot imagine,, I was put out for putting the stent in since I was out for blasting the stones. I was put out when they took the stent out 3 weeks later.

[solo1]

I've had at least twenty five cystoscopies in the last 15 years. No anesthetic, as John mentioned. The doc is in and out in about 15 seconds but during the 15 secs, Wow!

Since they did find a tumor again,  I'll probably have at least two a year now, if not more.

Either the doc is getting better or I'm getting used to it.  However, it's still painful.

[John Schmidt]

Wizzard, they put me out for blasting the stone...a 5mm+ in size, and for inserting the stent. That thing kept me from doing anything for over two months, quite painful every time I moved. When they removed  it there was no pain, probably due to the stuff nurse Ratchet put in. Plus, I had no following pain for the next couple weeks as they said I would. Just a little incontinent for about 3 weeks, couldn't venture far from the throne.

[Hooter]

I've had I think 4 stents. Took the first out myself.  Now that was an experience!  The other 3 were done in office by a nurse. Had 2 cystoscopes, aren't they a pleasure!! Never put out for Stent removal or the cystoscopes. I have a great urologist but I try to avoid him.

[Jess from VA]

Same deal with my urologist..... or as I like to call him ...... old sausage fingers. 

[art]

I've had I think 4 stents. Took the first out myself.  Now that was an experience!  The other 3 were done in office by a nurse. Had 2 cystoscopes, aren't they a pleasure!! Never put out for Stent removal or the cystoscopes. I have a great urologist but I try to avoid him.

How in h-ll did you take out a stent? Darn maybe I don't want to know.

[czuch]

Medieval at best. I had one for 6 weeks with a jelly bean size stone.
My nurse was a cute little Asian gal. Stuff the juice and pop the clamp.
Lovely wife asked if I could see or feel it, I said no, she said good.
When the doc went in, my back arched and my eyes bugged out.
He held it up and asked if I wanted it.
I replied, "Why no thank you, Doctor. I'm done with it".
But all that came out was, "whimper, sob, sob, whimper mumble'.
I did feel much better as we checked out tough.

[old2soon]

Medieval at best. I had one for 6 weeks with a jelly bean size stone.
My nurse was a cute little Asian gal. Stuff the juice and pop the clamp.
Lovely wife asked if I could see or feel it, I said no, she said good.
When the doc went in, my back arched and my eyes bugged out.
He held it up and asked if I wanted it.
I replied, "Why no thank you, Doctor. I'm done with it".
But all that came out was, "whimper, sob, sob, whimper mumble'.
I did feel much better as we checked out tough.

                   And here we THOUGHT we were tough as nails motorsickle Riders fer craps sake!  Been catherterized a time or two and fer me anywho-NOT on the list of fun type things to do.  RIDE SAFE.

[Hooter]

Q...how did I take the Stent out? I don't know if you have ever had one but, when they take a stone out stuck in the ureter they insert a stent. Stent is a thin hollow perferated rubber tube about the size of a pencil lead + and roughly 12" long. It has a curly Q on both ends.

While you are in surgery enjoying a chemically induced nap the stent is placed with one end placed in your kidney  and the other hangs in you bladder. A piece of cat gut is attached to the end hanging in your bladder.  The cat gut then is brought out the end of your penis. My urologist left roughly 12 inches hanging out.

Now the removal: you (or a nurse in the doctors office) after 5 days grab the cat gut and give it a steady pull until the entire stent is removed.  This should be done in the shower because you will pee and pass some blood.

For me, removal never really hurt but it is startling.  I woke my wife up with an exclamatory : sum bitch. There is the long and short of (no pun intended) it. Sorry bout the novel.

[Jess from VA]

Well, for the sake of medical knowledge, thanks for sharing.   

I'm glad to hear they don't remove it like a tooth tied to the doorknob.

[J.Mencalice]

Well, for the sake of medical knowledge, thanks for sharing.   

I'm glad to hear they don't remove it like a tooth tied to the doorknob.

Or a hook and loop drive-by with the hook attached to the rear fender of a speeding Valkyrie and the looped end of the stent.  Yeehaw!!!!