Two years of experience treating benign prostatic hyperplasia

I have been treating benign prostatic hyperplasia for two years. One day, I started feeling the urge to urinate and kept waking up in the early morning, which disturbed my sleep. I was too lazy to get up and go to the bathroom, so I decided to visit a urologist. The doctor listened to my symptoms and then...

I suggested performing an ultrasound.

The result is benign prostatic hyperplasia, not severe enough for surgery, so we decided to try treatment with medication.

After approximately six months of treatment, the symptoms disappeared, so medication was discontinued.

After stopping medication, for about a month, he/she did not wake up at dawn due to urination, and I thought the treatment was completely successful.

However, surprisingly, since about a month ago, I started waking up again in the early morning with the urge to urinate. When I visited the urology clinic again, they told me that surgery has a cure rate of over 90%, but with medication, the condition tends to recur if the medication is stopped, so I would need to take medication for life.

So, I am taking the medication visible in the Singi photo every evening after dinner.

What is frightening about benign prostatic hyperplasia is that it can develop into prostate cancer, so it is essential to perform ultrasound measurements at least once a year to monitor its progression. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a condition that requires lifelong medication and ongoing monitoring of its progression.

I will give up on complete recovery altogether and live thinking of it as a lifelong illness, considering the disease as part of my body.

Until now, I have been treating illnesses with the goal of complete recovery, but I feel bitter because I seem to have encountered an unexpected obstacle.