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Had a birthday this week, and the kids got me a car door arm rest to help getting in and out, and a motion activated set of lights for under the bed. And they weren't gag gifts.... Fuck those kids. But at least I got lucky

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The wife have me a lottery ticket and I won $10

 

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20 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

Had a birthday this week, and the kids got me a car door arm rest to help getting in and out, and a motion activated set of lights for under the bed. And they weren't gag gifts.... Fuck those kids. But at least I got lucky.

 

I used to say giving birth and driving cars are the most dangerous things modern humans do, I think walking to the bathroom at 3am needs to be added to the list.

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Had a Dr visit the other day because my PSA is up again. He doesn't think it's cancer because it's been much higher before. But he thinks it's severe BPH and wants me to have another MRI. If BPH is confirmed, he's talking surgery to clear obstructions. He mentioned TURP and some other I didn't catch. Has anyone had this procedure done? A lot of the side effects are rare but include incontinence, impotence and retrograde ejaculation. Nothing that I want to experience.  

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26 minutes ago, Crapinon said:

A lot of the side effects are rare but include incontinence, impotence and retrograde ejaculation. Nothing that I want to experience. 

 

Eh, they make pills for that. 

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32 minutes ago, Crapinon said:

Had a Dr visit the other day because my PSA is up again. He doesn't think it's cancer because it's been much higher before. But he thinks it's severe BPH and wants me to have another MRI. If BPH is confirmed, he's talking surgery to clear obstructions. He mentioned TURP and some other I didn't catch. Has anyone had this procedure done? A lot of the side effects are rare but include incontinence, impotence and retrograde ejaculation. Nothing that I want to experience.  

 BPH is not something to ignore. I have two friends that ignored the problem and ended up in an emergency room because they couldn’t pee, and ended up with a catheter shoved up their Johnson for TWO MONTHS until a surgeon could get them in for surgery. 

There are multiple treatment options for BPH depending upon how serious the symptoms and how the blockage is occurring. TURP is historically the most common treatment but HoLep laser is a new treatment that is getting very positive reviews for multiple reasons. 

A good urologist will stick a camera up your Johnson to see how the blockage is occurring. There is a chance you could do what’s called a partial TURP, which doesn’t cut away as much material as a full TURP. There potentially wouldn’t be retrograde e in that scenario.This could be a good option. Less material. Less risk.   

If a full material removal is required and it were me, I would do HoLep first, Aquablation maybe as a second choice, TURP third. Aquablation also has a low chance of retro e. I wouldn’t look at Rezum or other procedures because those haven’t gotten very good reviews. 

HoLep, TURP, and Aquablation have very low odds of incontinence or ed. 

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48 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

 BPH is not something to ignore. I have two friends that ignored the problem and ended up in an emergency room because they couldn’t pee, and ended up with a catheter shoved up their Johnson for TWO MONTHS until a surgeon could get them in for surgery. 

There are multiple treatment options for BPH depending upon how serious the symptoms and how the blockage is occurring. TURP is historically the most common treatment but HoLep laser is a new treatment that is getting very positive reviews for multiple reasons. 

A good urologist will stick a camera up your Johnson to see how the blockage is occurring. There is a chance you could do what’s called a partial TURP, which doesn’t cut away as much material as a full TURP. There potentially wouldn’t be retrograde e in that scenario.This could be a good option. Less material. Less risk.   

If a full material removal is required and it were me, I would do HoLep first, Aquablation maybe as a second choice, TURP third. Aquablation also has a low chance of retro e. I wouldn’t look at Rezum or other procedures because those haven’t gotten very good reviews. 

HoLep, TURP, and Aquablation have very low odds of incontinence or ed. 

 

50 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

 BPH is not something to ignore. I have two friends that ignored the problem and ended up in an emergency room because they couldn’t pee, and ended up with a catheter shoved up their Johnson for TWO MONTHS until a surgeon could get them in for surgery. 

There are multiple treatment options for BPH depending upon how serious the symptoms and how the blockage is occurring. TURP is historically the most common treatment but HoLep laser is a new treatment that is getting very positive reviews for multiple reasons. 

A good urologist will stick a camera up your Johnson to see how the blockage is occurring. There is a chance you could do what’s called a partial TURP, which doesn’t cut away as much material as a full TURP. There potentially wouldn’t be retrograde e in that scenario.This could be a good option. Less material. Less risk.   

If a full material removal is required and it were me, I would do HoLep first, Aquablation maybe as a second choice, TURP third. Aquablation also has a low chance of retro e. I wouldn’t look at Rezum or other procedures because those haven’t gotten very good reviews. 

HoLep, TURP, and Aquablation have very low odds of incontinence or ed. 

When we were discussing treatment he mentioned TURP and something I couldn't catch (hearing aids are next). I asked chatgpt about his preferred procedure and it said HoLep first and Turp second depending on size. I'll ask him about them when we speak after the MRI.  

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29 minutes ago, msbesq said:

I had a PAE for my BPH. I would look into that.

Yes this one is interesting too. It is a bizarre procedure but seems to work pretty well for people who have the right BPH profile. 

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I researched for several months and decided on PAE based on several factors: No cath necessary, quick recovery time(although the first week was painful) and very few reported side effects( I had none). The other option I looked at extensively was Urolift but I was not a candidate due to the size of my prostate( in excess of 80 ml) which is the recommended max. I ruled out TURP because anecdotally it went poorly for my father and a friend of mine. I was on Tamsulosin(Flomax) for 5 years before it finally stopped working. It should be your first choice and possibly Avodart before any procedure.

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15 minutes ago, msbesq said:

I researched for several months and decided on PAE based on several factors: No cath necessary, quick recovery time(although the first week was painful) and very few reported side effects( I had none). The other option I looked at extensively was Urolift but I was not a candidate due to the size of my prostate( in excess of 80 ml) which is the recommended max. I ruled out TURP because anecdotally it went poorly for my father and a friend of mine. I was on Tamsulosin(Flomax) for 5 years before it finally stopped working. It should be your first choice and possibly Avodart before any procedure.

My urologist had done some urolifts over the years and found it too ineffective too often. When I researched online there were tons of people with failed urolift procedures. Agree that trying drugs first is the best path. Delay more serious treatments if possible.  

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Urologists will never recommend PAE because they can’t do it. It’s done by an interventional radiologist only. HoLep was my second choice.

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1 hour ago, msbesq said:

I researched for several months and decided on PAE based on several factors: No cath necessary, quick recovery time(although the first week was painful) and very few reported side effects( I had none). The other option I looked at extensively was Urolift but I was not a candidate due to the size of my prostate( in excess of 80 ml) which is the recommended max. I ruled out TURP because anecdotally it went poorly for my father and a friend of mine. I was on Tamsulosin(Flomax) for 5 years before it finally stopped working. It should be your first choice and possibly Avodart before any procedure.

I took Flomax for 2 days. The second night I passed out in the bathroom. I barely made it to the floor before everything went black. Probably a blood pressure drop but I refused to take it after that. 

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Cross-posting…..

TEXTING FOR SENIORS

BFF - best friend fell
BTW - bring the wheelchair
TTYL - talk to you louder
BYOT - bring your own teeth
LMDO - laughing my dentures out
FWIW - forgot where I was
IMHAO - is my hearing aid on?
OMMR - on my massage recliner
ROFLACGU - rolling on the floor laughing and can’t get up

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I let my dumbass self get out of shape...again. At my advanced age it only takes a couple of weeks without regular exercise to get real weak and easily fatigued. Just taking out the trash makes me break a sweat. The good news is that I got off my ass and started up my "old people" exercise routine.  Gotdammit I hate the realization that anything more than exercise "for seniors" leads to strained muscles and joints. I was really getting after the kettlebells, but when I strained my back so bad I could't move I realized that even that is, for now, beyond my capacity.  So 30-40 minutes on the elliptical. Don't miss a day. Just do it, and all that crap.                

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17 hours ago, Not that Bob said:

I let my dumbass self get out of shape...again. At my advanced age it only takes a couple of weeks without regular exercise to get real weak and easily fatigued. Just taking out the trash makes me break a sweat. The good news is that I got off my ass and started up my "old people" exercise routine.  Gotdammit I hate the realization that anything more than exercise "for seniors" leads to strained muscles and joints. I was really getting after the kettlebells, but when I strained my back so bad I could't move I realized that even that is, for now, beyond my capacity.  So 30-40 minutes on the elliptical. Don't miss a day. Just do it, and all that crap.                

I also use an elliptical regularly, as I simply cannot run without f'ing up knees and back (have never been able to). I also do weights and bodyweight stuff, but the joints in a 60yo are not the same as when I was 25 for sure.

I highly recommend the Norwegian 4x4 protocol (insert standard disclaimer about checking with doctor before starting an exercise program). I used to do Tabatas on the thing and they made me feel like dying. But didn't really move the needle in terms of fitness compared to the Norwegian, at least for me. And it's not like I haven't been active consistently for my whole adult life, so not starting from nothing. The Norwegian 4x4 workouts are much less "I feel like I'm dying", but yet according to my Apple Watch, my VO2Max has steadily improved since I began them 8 months ago. 

You only need to do this about once a week to see results, and it "scales" for any fitness level. I.e., you do the workout at the highest intensity you can sustain for the 4 minute periods. So, at the start this will be lower than it will as you improve. And the improvement started pretty quickly for me. Other days I do more normal "Zone 2" work on the elliptical, or walk.

Of course, YMMV.

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On 6/27/2025 at 5:28 PM, mininghorn88 said:

I would love to wear contacts but there is no way on God’s green earth will you find me voluntarily touching my eyeballs. So…I suffer with wearing glasses and trials that it brings.

But you're not touching your eyeballs...the contacts are. 

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