Hi, Ardith...   
      
     Hope you and yours had a good Christmas.   
      
     It has been busy for me, medical wise.   
      
     I had a double ended (front and back) procedure just before Christmas.   
   They did a cystoscopy up through the penis and urethra to look into the   
   bladder, and took an image of the prostate through the rectum.   
   Naturally, I was asleep for both. :)   
      
     But, I'm a prime candidate for this new prostate relief procedure   
   called Urolift...and I never thought I'd be so excited about a surgical   
   procedure. Enlarged prostate issues are part of males growing old, but   
   this procedure has "given life back" to so many of those having it done.   
      
     What they do is, via outpatient surgery, put the patient to sleep   
   (obviously). Then, a device is inserted through the penis and urethra,   
   to where the prostate is. Then "clips" (sort of like you put on window   
   blinds) are put on each side of the prostate to pull it back, to where   
   it's not constricting the flow of urine out of the bladder. The   
   procedure takes an hour or two to complete, depending if they need to   
   put 1 or 2 clips on each side of the prostate.   
      
     It's minimally invasive, plus there is no catheter needed afterwards,   
   no overnight hospital stay. While the patient is given pain medication,   
   relief can be seen in as little as 2 weeks. There is also no loss of   
   sexual function (i.e. E.D.). Also, there is NO CUTTING or BURNING of ANY   
   prostate tissue.   
      
     For those who are interested, they can go to:   
      
   http://www.uroliftforbph.com   
      
     I have a follow-up with the urologist in late January, but the   
   procedure likely won't be done until February. But, from what I've read,   
   this is an excellent option, and will likely mean I can stop taking   
   Flomax (Tamulosin).   
      
   Daryl   
      
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