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My Bro. aged 60 is to undergo Surgery for removal of half the Prostate gland.?

What are the pros and cons of this action. His blood rpt. is negative for Cancer. He wears a Bag now. Detailed comments will be appreciated.Tks.

Enlarged prostate causing inability to pass urine normally and requiring a bladder tube to drain the urine is a definite indication for surgery.
Nowadays the surgery is done minimally invasively via an endoscope.The procedure is called TransUrethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP).
TURP carries a significant risk of retrograde ejaculation at sexual intercourse and hence the patient may have a dry ejaculation and hence infertility.
The alternative is he has to wear the urine tube all the time which is unacceptable as a longterm solution.

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4 Responses to “My Bro. aged 60 is to undergo Surgery for removal of half the Prostate gland.?”

  1. doug brown Says:
    August 27th, 2009 at 4:30 am

    DONT KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELLFOR HIM
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  2. funnygirl Says:
    August 27th, 2009 at 4:58 am

    If he is cancer free, why is he having part of his prostate removed? Is he having problems with urination? Is his bag an illiostomy or colostomy? (does the bag collect urine or stool)
    References :

  3. Abd Hamid Mat Sain Says:
    August 27th, 2009 at 5:21 am

    Enlarged prostate causing inability to pass urine normally and requiring a bladder tube to drain the urine is a definite indication for surgery.
    Nowadays the surgery is done minimally invasively via an endoscope.The procedure is called TransUrethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP).
    TURP carries a significant risk of retrograde ejaculation at sexual intercourse and hence the patient may have a dry ejaculation and hence infertility.
    The alternative is he has to wear the urine tube all the time which is unacceptable as a longterm solution.
    References :
    http://users.isp.com/keoni/turp/

  4. Dave B Says:
    August 27th, 2009 at 5:42 am

    I’ve never heard of having HALF your prostate removed. You say he is cancer free which is good, which in turn presumably means that he has an enlarged prostate gland. This can be reduced by drugs in some cases or as in your brothers case removal. I wish him well
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