In a recent health exam, ultrasound exam reveals that I have developed a Hydronephrosis in my left kidney, which is also the side where the reservoir was placed. The doctor believes that this is driven by the reservoir pressing the ureter on the left side, similar to the case discussed in this paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16208400/
Doing a PET CT to confirm this in a week..
Has anyone ever heard or experienced something like this? Couldn't find anything on the forum, also on the internet except for the paper that I linked...
Reservoir compressing ureter, causing Hydronephrosis?
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Franklin_F
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Reservoir compressing ureter, causing Hydronephrosis?
31 yrs old. ED from since puberty due to venous leak. Pills worked for 7-8 years and then stopped. Skipped injections, got implanted on 3.11.2023 with Titan Genesis pump 20cm+1.5cm RTEs by Dr. Levine.
Re: Reservoir compressing ureter, causing Hydronephrosis?
Interesting. What led up to the health exam, and the discovery of the hydronephrosis?
40. Implanted July 5, 2024, by Dr. Andrew Kramer, Urology Associates of Cape Cod. AMS LGX, 21cm cylinders + 2cm RTEs. Idiopathic erectile dysfunction following bacterial infection. Tried pulse waves, Cialis, even spinal injections. Nada.
Re: Reservoir compressing ureter, causing Hydronephrosis?
Franklin_F wrote:In a recent health exam, ultrasound exam reveals that I have developed a Hydronephrosis in my left kidney, which is also the side where the reservoir was placed. The doctor believes that this is driven by the reservoir pressing the ureter on the left side, similar to the case discussed in this paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16208400/
Doing a PET CT to confirm this in a week..
Has anyone ever heard or experienced something like this? Couldn't find anything on the forum, also on the internet except for the paper that I linked...
Hey, were they able to confirm? What remedy did the doctor suggest?
Re: Reservoir compressing ureter, causing Hydronephrosis?
I didn't know what the condition was called, but both my kidneys were damaged due to the prostate pressing my ureter. The urine backed up all way to the kidneys.
A TURP procedure probably saved my life, but I did suffer kidney damage to both kidneys.
A TURP procedure probably saved my life, but I did suffer kidney damage to both kidneys.
86 years
Inject testosterone weekly.
Implant on 1/22/19 by Dr Avila.
Scrotal, hor. incision just over 1"
18cm AMS 700 CX, 3.5cm RTE 100cc res
Gleason 6 prostate cancer. Monitoring it for now.
Update: On my last biopsies the cancer wasn't found.
Inject testosterone weekly.
Implant on 1/22/19 by Dr Avila.
Scrotal, hor. incision just over 1"
18cm AMS 700 CX, 3.5cm RTE 100cc res
Gleason 6 prostate cancer. Monitoring it for now.
Update: On my last biopsies the cancer wasn't found.
Re: Reservoir compressing ureter, causing Hydronephrosis?
tomas1 wrote:I didn't know what the condition was called, but both my kidneys were damaged due to the prostate pressing my ureter. The urine backed up all way to the kidneys.
A TURP procedure probably saved my life, but I did suffer kidney damage to both kidneys.
Was that caused by the implant?
Re: Reservoir compressing ureter, causing Hydronephrosis?
No, it was due to BPH. Enlarged prostate.
86 years
Inject testosterone weekly.
Implant on 1/22/19 by Dr Avila.
Scrotal, hor. incision just over 1"
18cm AMS 700 CX, 3.5cm RTE 100cc res
Gleason 6 prostate cancer. Monitoring it for now.
Update: On my last biopsies the cancer wasn't found.
Inject testosterone weekly.
Implant on 1/22/19 by Dr Avila.
Scrotal, hor. incision just over 1"
18cm AMS 700 CX, 3.5cm RTE 100cc res
Gleason 6 prostate cancer. Monitoring it for now.
Update: On my last biopsies the cancer wasn't found.
