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Enlarged Prostate Surgery, Pros And Cons.

A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭
Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Im trying to decide whether or not to have Prostate Surgery. Tests have shown for my Prostate to be very enlarged but not cancerous. Theres a 10 percent risk from Prostate Surgery of a complete loss of sexual functions, and 24 hour Bladder Incontinence. In addition to this the risks of General Anaesthetic need to be born in mind. ie not waking up ever again
My current symptoms are nightime incontinence (I wear a disposible kit nightly to prevent leaking) and I have occasional daytime… read more

September 5 (edited)
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A myHIVteam Member

75 here. Guess a lot of us seniors here....

September 6
A myHIVteam Member

I'm sure he'll be fine,
.... Good luck my friend 👋👋👋🙏♥️👌

September 5
A myHIVteam Member

There is also a minimally in Adobe procedure called UroLift which helped me quite a bit.

September 5
A myHIVteam Member

Amazing Jim.. whats it like to be 75 ?

September 7
A myHIVteam Member
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