I got the catheter out this morning and now I'm drinking lots of water, and hoping to pee.

Congratulations, Tomas. Twenty-eight to 35 in a month sounds like a nice jump. How did you discover the kidney problem originally? We discovered the GFR was very low from a routine blood work and they scheduled me with a nephrologist. I was also showing many symptoms of kidney disease, but I actual...

I plugged the Creatinine number into a different equation, and got a GFR of 35. That feels better. Tomorrow, Monday, I get the catheter out and I can't wait. I'm also planning to have labs done asap to see if I can start eating again. I've probably overdone the diet regimen, but better safe than sor...

Maybe it's my age or current frame of mind, but I can't read a paragraph that long.
Good luck with your problem though.

I had my TURP surgery yesterday evening and it seemed to go well. I had some discomfort afterward, but Tylenol seemed to blunt the pain. A funny thing is I can't feel any discomfort in the prostate. Maybe there aren't nerves there, or maybe they put pain med in the IV. I spent an uncomfortable night...

My nephrologist was quite adamant that I give the attending physician in the hospital his card so he could see me. I was seeing red flags and I hate Medicare milking. I asked my surgeon if the guy had any business being there and he said only if there was a complication.. I don't plan to just let hi...

I've found that it kicks in pretty fast for my libido.

I got through the preop exam fine today. Next step is urologist to see the op plan.

I just started seeing what the Rigicon implant is.
I see they make both malleable and inflatable devices.
I wonder if only the malleable implant has a lifetime guarantee?

Good luck Old Guy. They do seem to have a way to treat bladder cancer, but it's probably not fun.