I was referred to Richard Hindley by my doctor in 2010 as a result of an elevated PSA and enlarged prostate. At this time I was prescribed Finasteride with my PSA to be regularly monitored. For the next few years my PSA stayed at an acceptable level but over the last two years it has increased.
The result has been getting up 3–7 times each night and I never really felt that I was able to empty my bladder. During the day when I felt the need to urinate I had to find a toilet very quickly. With the problem becoming a 24 hour a day issue, my quality of life was a serious issue and something had to be done.
I met with Richard at BMI The Hampshire Clinic in May 2018 for a routine review and with my symptoms getting worse he mentioned the Rezum treatment. I was immediately interested and agreed to schedule the procedure as it’s a non-invasive, straight forward procedure with excellent success rates.
I decided to have a general anaesthetic, everything went smoothly and I was home the same day with a catheter that I had in for 4 days. Richard said I had 6 jets of steam during the procedure.
Within three weeks I was starting to see a benefit, getting up in the night dropped to twice a night and then down to once a night and sometimes not needing to get up at all.The feeling of urgency was totally gone as well as no longer taking Finasteride.
My quality of life is significantly improved and I only wish Rezum had been available 5 years ago as I would have been less sleep deprived and generally much happier. However as they say better late than never.
My thanks to Richard Hindley and his amazing team.