Note from the Editor:
This article was kindly written for the SDC by member Alan G.

All men have one, but they just don’t like talking about it. It’s just there, and really nothing to worry about, at least when you’re young. The trouble is, as Billy Connelly once remarked: ‘I wonder who thought it was a good idea to put the plumbing through the entertainment area!’

So now we’re all grown up, and things are starting to wear out.

The prostate enlarges in most men for reasons the experts are really unsure about. This enlargement is called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, or BPH. It has nothing to do with a person’s risk of contracting prostate cancer; that’s why it’s called ‘benign’. The enlargement is normal but does produce problems as we get older.

Symptoms include having to visit the little boy’s room several times during the night and sometimes having to go once again just after you climb back into bed, only to find that you really didn’t need to go. For myself, I think I was getting up about six times a night—not very good for a restful night’s sleep. I found myself having to have a ‘nanny-nap’ in the afternoon to make up. The frequency of toilet visits makes it inconvenient (no pun intended) to travel by train, for instance, on an overnight trip, and you find yourself choosing an aisle seat.

There are steps you can take to remedy your ‘problematic prostate’. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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[Oaklegs]

Same with myself @BillW41....had mine fixed with 6 weeks of radiotherapy, and yes still get up a few times during the night....however the fact that I drink copious amounts of coffee during the day probably doesn't help much I know. Have no worries with ED at this point to my knowledge....I'm single I must admit that I do fall asleep while on the computer most of my days....still need that sleep, as I get older.

Sleeping between keystrokes happens to me too. I was told that after chemo treatment you cannot have surgery if it failed.

 

[thomas]

I am still a "scaredy- cat" at 81

 

[Oaklegs]

Sleeping between keystrokes happens to me too. I was told that after chemo treatment you cannot have surgery if it failed.

And after Dr Sydney Weinstein told me that I agreed to the surgery and now at 86 I think that I made the right decision despite the lack of a sex life.

 

[Baz1960]

And after Dr Sydney Weinstein told me that I agreed to the surgery and now at 86 I think that I made the right decision despite the lack of a sex life.

I'm younger, but got it early.. I was offered several options. I went surgery, in case I needed further treatment in the future.. but 12 months out, my numbers are good. Stay well everyone.. Anyone with men in their Iives over 40yo, convince them to get regular checks. I advised, my older brother, he had a low PSA. But he convinced his GP to order a scan. Came back with a shadow. Turns out it was more aggressive than my cancer and luckily, they got it before it spread to far.