Surgeons Put Tiny Anchors in My Prostate to Relieve My Dodgy Bladder
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SPOILER ALERT: Steve is left holding Ken Jordan, 58, a company director from Hitchin, Leanne's baby in Coronation Street... but Hertfordshire, was one of the first patients in Britain to will this be the moment undergo it Michelle finds out he's the father? THE PATIENT Kelly Brook shows off her enviable curves in When I was in my late 40s, I skintight high-waisted jeans and a crisp white realised that I’d started to blouse as she steps out for lunch in LA need the loo more frequently Casual chic — I was getting up in the night to go, and going up to Tamara Ecclestone shows off her hourglass ten times a day. figure and ample cleavage in a peach bikini as she cradles I knew that this could be a daughter Sophia on sign of prostate cancer, and Bahamas break after six months I decided to Good Morning see my doctor. Britain's Susanna Reid hits disgruntled viewer with sassy takedown The GP said it was likely to be after she's criticised for 'cringeworthy' Dab a benign prostate growth. He move on TV said needing the loo more frequently is very common in The spy who loved Keely! Pierce Brosnan men as we get older. looks smitten with wife of sixteen years as they step out arm in arm for Basically, your prostate is like lunch a doughnut that wraps Doting husband 'I scoured the internet for around the urethra, a tube something that could help, and Finding her balance! which carries urine from the found a new procedure called Lea Michele flashes Urolift,' said Ken Jordan cleavage in plunging bladder. pink swimsuit as she continues to practice yoga on a paddleboard When you get older, the in Hawaii prostate grows; it starts to press on your urethra and makes it harder to empty your bladder properly — so you feel you need 'First time I've giggled in days': Marnie Simpson, to go more often. 25, thanks pal Kim Woodburn, 74, for 'fixing things' after she I was referred to a urologist, who told me there was some discovered Lewis Bloor cheated on her prostate growth. He also gave me a blood test for prostate-specific antigen, a protein that can be a sign of prostate cancer, but my levels were very low, which was obviously good news. The urologist prescribed alpha blocker tablets to relax my 'We've not had prostate — this helped at first, but then my symptoms got closure': Wham!'s worse again. I was getting up several times in the night. Andrew Ridgeley reveals his heartache over the delay in And although I often felt I needed the loo urgently, when I got burying his late friend George Michael there I’d produce less. Emma Watson oozes understated elegance in SHARE THIS RELATED ARTICLES a fitted cream tulip dress as she attends ARTICLE Beauty and the Beast I warned about the dangers of afterparty metal hips 15 YEARS ago: A Always stylish whistleblower reveals the real scandal over danger... Emma Watson wears Microwave your armpits to banish fairytale blue gown sweating for good complete with train as she looks into the eyes of her handsome co- star Dan Stevens at Beauty And The Beast Next, my urologist tried finasteride, which stops testosterone launch changing into a form that causes the prostate to grow. But it didn’t really help, and both the drugs had side-effects — I suffered light-headedness, nausea and sleeplessness. The urologist mentioned the problem could be treated with surgery, where they would cut or laser away parts of the prostate. But I knew that it carried a risk of impotence and incontinence and I wasn’t prepared for that. So I tried cutting down on the seven mugs of tea I drank each day, and avoided drinks in the evening, but nothing seemed to work. Emily Ratajkowski flashes a peek of her bra in racy sheer lace 'As there was no cutting or lasering involved, just moving part of the top as she steps out for gland aside, the risk of impotence was much less,' said Ken of Urofit dinner in Beverly Hills Proved she can nail off- duty chic It was starting to annoy me — on holidays I’d find long coach trips really dificult. If my partner, Jacky, and I went to the Hollywood debut! Katie Price films a passionate kissing scene for theatre or cinema, I’d always want to sit on the end of the row, upcoming movie Sharknado 5: Earth O... so I wouldn’t disturb anyone. as she joins the cast of Tara Reid and Jedward So I scoured the internet for something that could help, and last summer found a new procedure called Urolift. Here, surgeons simply move the prostate so it’s not pressing against the urethra, and then use two tiny anchors to hold it in place out of the way. Isn't that a dressing gown? Lottie Moss As there was no cutting or lasering involved, just moving part flaunts her legs in a of the gland aside, the risk of impotence was much less. minuscule velvet dress as she parties at Bvlgari's Milan Fashion I saw my GP, and a week later, in July last year, I saw the Week bash specialist, Professor Tom McNicholas. Furry stylish! Princess Eugenie stays warm in a fur-lined parka as she He examined me, and confirmed I was suitable for the steps out in London's procedure — I would be the third patient in the UK to have it as West End Storm Doris didn't stop part of a pilot study at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage. the young royal I had the op under sedation. When I came to, there were no Emma Roberts puts on a busty display in a bandages, though I needed painkillers for the first few hours. quirky ruched dress as she parties at eco- friendly pre-Oscar event I took one day off work and within days, I felt I had much more The 25-year-old star was control over my bladder, and didn’t need to go to the loo as looking lovely frequently. Sleek Sharon Stone, 58, looks youthful as Now, seven months after the op, my body is as good as it was ever as she steps out in a chic ensemble for 15 years ago — I might occasionally get up just once in the dinner in Beverly Hills night, but I don’t have to worry about long journeys and days She's as busy as she's ever been out. I really do feel liberated. That's shoe-business! THE SURGEON Gigi Hadid STUMBLES as her heel gets caught in her beautiful thigh- Professor Tom McNicholas is consultant urological surgeon split dress on the runway at the Moschino at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. He says: MFW show Pretty much all men will have some degree of prostate Young mother says enlargement once they are over 50 — and around 43 per cent married EastEnders star Danny Dyer sent her will experience the need to go to the loo more frequently and pictures of his manhood in a series of lewd more urgently as a result. messages amid reports of a meltdown By the age of 80, 40 per cent of men will have been treated for 'She was very keen to it. get to know him': Ashley Roberts, 35, The prostate is a small, ring-shaped gland that lies directly 'cosied up' to Brooklyn Beckham, 17, at the under the bladder and surrounds the urethra. It grows as men BRITs despite being double his age age, and can start to compress and narrow the urethra. Got chatting The urethra can be around 7mm in diameter, but if the Ashley James exudes 90's glamour as she prostate becomes enlarged, it can narrow to just a few parades her endless legs in shimmering millimetres. metallic mini-skirt during girls' night out The bladder then has to work harder to empty, and as a result men have dificulty passing urine. Doctors can advise men to avoid substances that irritate the bladder, including caffeine and fizzy drinks — smoking also makes the problem worse. We can also offer drugs to relax the tissues of the prostate, which work very well, though some men have side-effects, including feeling dizzy, under par and having a stuffy nose. Or we can prescribe hormone-based drugs to shrink the prostate, which can affect erection and libido. At the moment, the gold standard operation is transurethral resection of the prostate, which means operating through the urethra and trimming or lasering away parts of the prostate, taking the pressure off the urethra.