Gainesville/Northeast Ga. Urology PTNS for Overactive Bladder

Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation Is an out patient office based procedure for overactive bladder and is offered at Northeast Ga. Urological Associates. It is also effective for men who have urinary frequency and urgency after radiation or prostatectomy for prostate cancer. For more details go to ptnsinfo.com or call Christy Woodruff N.P.,NP-C. at 770-535-0001 ext …

An environmentalist, prostate cancer and the proton machine- What do they all have in common?

  I got a big kick out of this article about the Proton therapy machine and its application to prostate cancer. First of all it is informative and several doctors of various persuasion are interviewed: We learn that it is a very expensive machine to purchase. It takes a very large building to house it. …

Question: Would the Interstim device from Medtronics help post prostatectomy incontinence like it does for female urinary incontinence? Northeast Georgia Urology

Usually not. But there  is a situation where it could be of value. But first an overview of incontinence as it pertains to the male, the sphincter, the bladder, and the body with and without a prostate. The following is an excerpt from my book and explains the caveat about an overactive bladder in the …