Testimonials

Several years ago, I began noticing urinary symptoms: longer and longer delays before urination would start, reduced flow, and more frequent waking at night to urinate. I assumed these symptoms were the whole problem, and that they would never amount to more than an annoyance. What I did not understand until much later was that the real problem underneath them was urinary retention — and that the condition could become incomparably worse.

I came to understand this through Dr. Wayne Kuang. I am not his patient; I found him while trying to educate myself about BPH, and we spoke a few times by video for advice. He gave me what none of the urologists I had actually seen had offered: a clear explanation of what was at stake, and why these symptoms should not be waited out. The urologists I saw did not press me to monitor my bladder function or to take preventive measures. Dr. Kuang does, for anyone who will listen — and having lived the consequences of not knowing, I think he is right that this condition is too often taken seriously too late.

If you are having urinary symptoms like these, don't wait. Ask your urologist to thoroughly evaluate your bladder function, including any obstruction caused by your prostate. If they don't take it seriously, find someone who does. Then be prepared to act, including, at a minimum, regular monitoring of your bladder function. I wish I had heard Dr. Kuang's message years earlier than I did.

"Yeah. So. okay, so, what would you, as a physician, and somebody specializing in preventive health care now, what would you say to the guys that are always avoiding and procrastinating, thinking the problem is somehow magically going to go away by-- by itself."

"Yeah, well, that's what we all we all wish that You know, I think the main thing is to you is to find a physician that will listen."

Would you do it again? "Yeah, I mean if I Started having issues again. I would rather in a heartbeat. I would go through that again before I go through surgery, without a doubt."

"I don't really think about that much anymore. I mean, it used to be a problem, but you know, it was a little bit. So I don't think about much anymore."

"I recommend is do some research, that's how I found out, you know, there are different things out there and you don't have to live with this retrograde ejaculation."

"If you're having trouble going to the bathroom, and if it's more and more, seek out an urologist and get help."

"I think that basically upon learning that the bladder can easily die and it's irreplaceable, that I started looking at different options from least invasive to most invasive and I thought well I've got to do something because medication was not working and my urgency was getting stronger and stronger and I didn't want to end up with severe bladder problems."