Subj : Ailments... 2. To : ARDITH HINTON From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Mar 03 2018 00:55:00 AH>Hi, Daryl! Awhile ago you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton: Hi, Ardith... AH>I know other folks in the 50+ crowd who have had part of the prostate AH>removed. If that's what your urologist recommends I'm sure at least one of AH>guys here would be willing to discuss the pros & cons with you. :-) As per an earlier reply, I ended up have the Urolift Prostate Surgery "undone", and part of the prostate removed. But, it has resulted in impotence, erectile dysfunction, and at times, retrograde ejaculation. At the time, I thought the Urolift surgery was fantastic. They insert a device up through the penis and urethra...and then it opens like what you'd put on window blinds to hold them open. It basically holds the lobes of the prostate apart (men suffer from an enlarged prostate or BPH as they get older), so the flow of urine out of the bladder isn't blocked. But, as noted, one of the kidney stone fragments lodged onto one of the "staples" from that, so that surgery had to be "undone". AH>Ah. Conserving heat, I suppose... as do the blood vessels & at least AH>one part of the anatomy which is unique to males! I hadn't heard the situat AH>explained that way until now. I was under the impression it was more common AH>females because I've had the same problem since I was pregnant with Nora. : With women, the urethra is a straight shot right down and out from the bladder. With males, it has to loop around the prostate, then through and out the penis. But, with women being pregnant, the developing fetus pushes down on the bladder, and that's one reason why women have to urinate more. Sometimes pregnancy can also cause pelvic prolapse, if I remember right. AH>beforehand about the paperwork, I might have kept my maiden name... [wry gri Geneaology and family trees was never my forte'. It reminds me of the names some parents give their kids (especially royalty)...similar to what dog owners give their dogs. Anyway, at this one church baptism service, when the parents brought their newborn son to be baptized, the preacher asked the parents for the child's name. When they replied with this big long name, the preacher turned to his assistant, and said "A little more water, please". AH>DS> than the carbonated beverages. AH>I take it you live in the US, where many carbonated beverages seem to AH>have caffeine added. In this country Sprite, 7-Up, Mountain Dew, etc. do *n AH>include caffeine. And Fresca, brought to us by the same company which suppl AH>Coca-Cola, contains neither sugar nor caffeine... it does contain aspartame. AH>can't help thinking at times that it must be one of Canada's best-kept secre AH>however, judging by the reaction I get when I take it to the cash desk.... I do...I'm in Little Rock, Arkansas. I will drink a Coke to settle my stomach if I'm out, or Ginger Ale if available. Otherwise, I now just drink flavored water. My favorite flavors are strawberry, peach, and white grape. AH>DS> ... Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? AH>convenient... but how folks get from there to the idea that one mustn't requ AH>electrons to work on Saturday or Sunday is AFAIC a matter of preferred learn AH>style. Our friend thought so too, and eventually found another synagogue. What a strang world we live in. Daryl === þ OLX 1.53 þ Why does the Psychic Hotline have to ask for your name?? --- SBBSecho 3.03-Win32 * Origin: FIDONet: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (1:19/33) .