What is a good PSA level after prostate removal?
What is a good PSA level after prostate removal?
Ideally, your post-prostatectomy PSA will be undetectable, or less than 0.05 or 0.1 nanograms of PSA per milliliter of blood (ng/mL). If that’s the case, your doctor may call it a remission.
When to have TURP surgery for prostate cancer?
When medicines can no longer relax the prostate to allow urine to pass freely, surgery (TURP) can easily remove much of the blocking/obstructing prostate tissue (pulp of the orange) to allow for a much better urinary flow. TURP is usually performed in the hospital or outpatient surgical center and takes approximately 1 hour.
When do the side effects of TURP surgery go away?
The minor side effects associated with TURP surgeries usually go away as the urethra and prostate tissues become less inflamed, usually within a few weeks. Though TURP surgeries may or may not be associated with erectile difficulty in some people, they can decrease the volume of semen produced during ejaculation.
What kind of surgery is needed to remove the prostate gland?
Removing the inner part of the prostate gland (TURP) The surgeon removes some of the cancer so that you can pass urine more easily. This is called a trans urethral resection of the prostate (TUR or TURP). Surgeons also use laser surgery to remove the prostate tissue. It works just as well as a TURP. It is not available in all hospitals.
Is it safe to have a button Turp on your prostate?
Results have been quite good. If your prostate isn’t too big, button TURP is a very reasonable choice if retro ejaculation isn’t much of an issue for you. Good luck with the operation and let us know how you do. Been through everything you have talked about in your post.
When medicines can no longer relax the prostate to allow urine to pass freely, surgery (TURP) can easily remove much of the blocking/obstructing prostate tissue (pulp of the orange) to allow for a much better urinary flow. TURP is usually performed in the hospital or outpatient surgical center and takes approximately 1 hour.
Is it normal to have psaas after a TURP?
Posted 3 years ago, 9 users are following. I had a laser TURP procedure 22 months ago. Recovery was routine ( several days of discomfort and spasms) and post procedure urinarion was good. However, some months after the procedure, I had infrequent occurrences of psaaing blood and tissue during urination. This has occurred 8-10 times.
Is the ejaculation-preserving TURP procedure a complete TURP?
The downside of the ejaculation-preserving TURP procedure is that it is a partial TURP and not a complete TURP procedure.
Is it normal to have blood and tissue discharge after TURP?
I had a laser TURP procedure 22 months ago. Recovery was routine ( several days of discomfort and spasms) and post procedure urinarion was good. However, some months after the procedure, I had infrequent occurrences of psaaing blood and tissue during urination. This has occurred 8-10 times.