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prostate surgery and joining the military?

i have planed on joining the army for as long as i can remember, the bad part is i might have to have my prostate removed not for cancer but for a re occurring bacterial infection that causes inflammation and is completely benign my question is can i still join the army even though i had that surgery, also i don’t plan on going into any infantry type job, im going to go into intelligence aspect of the army, does that matter?

Sounds like you have bacterial benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The surgeries to treat this often are done as an outpatient and involve enlarging the urethra opening through the prostate.

I just had the HoLAP procedure done. It was an outpatient surgery and I was quickly back at work (complete recovery in less than 3 months). There are other laser surgeries less invasive. These types of surgeries not probably no worse than having a wisdom tooth pulled. I cannot imagine that such a surgery would prevent you from serving. But, the best way to find out s to ask a recruiter.

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3 Responses to “prostate surgery and joining the military?”

  1. Killer Queen Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 4:27 am

    As long as you completely recover and don’t have any effects from it, it shouldn’t be an issue.
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  2. jlm9398 Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 5:07 am

    as with all surgeries talk to a recruiter. They get paid to answer your questions and they know what they can do or get with individual waivers.
    References :

  3. Tally Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 5:16 am

    Sounds like you have bacterial benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The surgeries to treat this often are done as an outpatient and involve enlarging the urethra opening through the prostate.

    I just had the HoLAP procedure done. It was an outpatient surgery and I was quickly back at work (complete recovery in less than 3 months). There are other laser surgeries less invasive. These types of surgeries not probably no worse than having a wisdom tooth pulled. I cannot imagine that such a surgery would prevent you from serving. But, the best way to find out s to ask a recruiter.
    References :
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benign_prostatic_hyperplasia

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