Acute Urinary Retention and HoLEP
Hi, Had Biopsy last week. Peed immediately....but then developed AUR (Acute Urinary Retention). So, Off to Emergency 10 hours later for a catheter. 3 days later, cath removed....peed great for another 10 hours; BUT then again AUR slowly developed and back to Emergency for another catheter. (I guess that the Prostate slowly swells each time, cutting off the urethra? Not sure....)
I am T2 w/ 2 small "lesions". PSA went 4/6/7 over 2 years. Waiting for Biopsy results now.... Dr. says, 70% chance that there is cancer..... BUT I need to get peeing again first...... I probably need a TURP or HoLEP procedure first to clear up the BPH.....[HoLEP does look amazing.....]. If anyone has experienced delayed AUR, let me know. Internet search is pretty skinny on it taking this long (1 week now) to get peeing again. Thanks!
Hi
. I just wrote to you a moment ago under a different post. Something I would add to what I mentioned about the AUR is that the HoLEP procedure is general used for BPH, as opposed to prostate cancer, so eligibility may depend on the biopsy results. Of course, your doctor should be able to tell you more about that. I also want to note that I have seen some information about the use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors or Alpha-blockers to reduce prostate swelling. Hope this information is helpful and for good results with the biopsy. Best, Richard (ProstateCancer.net Team)
