Enlarged Prostate Summary & Conclusions

I had all of the typical symptoms of an enlarged prostate:

• A weak stream of urine when stopping and starting urination
• Difficulty starting urination
• Dribbling of urine, especially after urinating
• A sense of not emptying the bladder
• Leaking of urine
• More frequent urination and a strong and sudden desire to urinate, especially at night

In my case, it was # 6 (need to urinate at night) that pushed me over the edge.  I was simply unable to get a decent night's sleep and that started to effect every other area of my life.

I was constantly sleepy !!!

In addition, # 4 (never feeling my bladder was really  *empty*) was unbelievably uncomfortable.  That *sense or feeling* of having to relieve myself was always present to some degree.

I tried Saw Palmetto and it seemed to help for a week or so, but the relief it provided was temporary.  I am the type of person that did not want to take a pill every day for the rest of my life if I could avoid it.

My prostate was normal size in terms of total mass and my problem was tissue growth on the *inside* of my prostate that was pinching / squeezing the urethra.

My doctor wanted to look inside my bladder to make sure that I did not have any tumors, etc ..... that's right, he put the endoscope up my penis .... and before that procedure, I was one anxious dude and guess what .... I did not feel a thing !!

Before the procedure, the nurse squeezed a syringe full of topical anesthetic into my urethra.  They did not use a needle ... I want to be very clear about that fact.

They took the needle off of the syringe and just put the tip of that plastic snout on the syringe into the opening on the head of my penis ,,,, that's it.

Gotta tell you that *my johnson* never seemed smaller ... it was like a turtle trying to pull its head back into its shell.

In about 15 minutes, they put the endoscope in me and the only thing I felt was when the tip of the endoscope went into my bladder ,,, it was momentarily uncomfortable, but not painful at all.

Overall, I am VERY happy that I had the TURP procedure done ... and guess what?

TEN YEARS LATER ... AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY ... HAPPY I DID IT !!!!