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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Prostate
my father is 88 he is being treated for enlarged prostate with tamsoulin and for fluid retention with furosemide 40mg twice daily he is finding pressure on his stomach as if it is full of gas and he constantly feels like he needs to urinate but only passes small amounts, he is awaiting call to heart failure clinic, he had been in hospital for a week treated for edema and fluid retention, since he came out his brething is better but the other symptoms make him uncomfortable, any suggestions
Mon, 19 Jan 2015
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In short: Surgery at this age is risky.
Explanation: As you said he had oedema and under treatment for that. Most of the symptoms you said are related to enlarged prostate, so please visit a surgeon after taking opinion from a cardiologist.
In short: Surgery at this age is risky.
Explanation: As you said he had oedema and under treatment for that. Most of the symptoms you said are related to enlarged prostate, so please visit a surgeon after taking opinion from a cardiologist.
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