Hi, Daryl!  Recently you wrote in a message to ARDITH HINTON:

DS>  Hope you and yours had a good Christmas.


           Christmas 2014 was a fairly quiet one, but IMHO we all needed that.
Once upon a time our daughter would grumble about being cooped up in the house
if Dallas & I hadn't arranged an outing.  In those days we went to every party
organized by some local charity or whatever.  With the SARS epidemic many such
gatherings were discontinued.  However, she's a bit older now as well....  :-)



DS>  It has been busy for me, medical wise.


           Never a dull moment, eh?  I seem to recall that another person
said, many years ago, "Can't I have a few dull moments... please??"  ;-)



DS>  I had a double ended (front and back) procedure just before
DS>  Christmas. They did a cystoscopy up through the penis and
DS>  urethra to look into the bladder, and took an image of the
DS>  prostate through the rectum. Naturally, I was asleep for both. :)

DS>  I'm a prime candidate for this new prostate relief procedure
DS>  called Urolift


           I hadn't heard of it.  Thanks for the info....  :-)



DS>  ...and I never thought I'd be so excited about a surgical
DS>  procedure.


           It certainly does sound preferable to the alternatives.



DS>  Enlarged prostate issues are part of males growing old


           So I gather.  In most cases they're probably not a serious cause
for concern... apart from the inability to pee, which can be lif
-threatening.  ;-)



DS>  I have a follow-up with the urologist in late January, but
DS>  the procedure likely won't be done until February. But, from
DS>  what I've read, this is an excellent option


           I see you've done your homework.  I like that....  :-)



DS>  and will likely mean I can stop taking Flomax (Tamulosin).


           Yes, I've heard of Flomax.  As a rule of thumb I consider surgery
to be a last resort.  But if it means one doesn't have to count on
pharmaceuticals ad infinitum I'm interested... and I'd do a similar
risk/benefit analysis.  :-)




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