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Robert Bishop wrote: > > May I add a word to those poor souls who have to get up 4 or 5 times a night > because of an urgent need to urinate? > Of course, an examination by a competent urologist is most important. An > enlarged prostate gland should be attended to as early as possible. But get > a second opinion before surgery. > "When your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail," and, to some > doctors, every problem can be solved by a knife. > There are several possible drugs which may make matters easier, but my doctor > and I tried three before finding one without bad side effects. We finally > settled on Levbid, which lets me get through the night with only a couple of > interruptions. > I have also had good results from self-cathetarization. One must be very > careful to avoid infection, and willing to take some discomfort, but the > catheter will empty the bladder in a few minutes and then is withdrawn. > A treatment just before bedtime may be sufficient. Or you may want to repeat > three times a day. For benign prostate enlargement I have found that Saw Palmetto works wonders for me. I was looking at surgery until I heard about this stuff. In one month it increased my flow rate and my total output at one unmination by 50%. I told my urologist about it and he is now prescribing it. In case you are unfamiliar with it, it is an extract from a small palm tree that grows on the east coast. It is avialable without pescription at health food stores at much less cost than Proscar and no side effects. ---Milo