prostate cancer
NO WHITE coat for Dr PC, my urologist. He is a dapper dresser, has a gentle manner and chews gum non-stop. He gestured to my wife and I to sit.
A few days earlier, he performed a surgical procedure on me, called transurethral resection of the prostate (Turp), to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP). Okay, I will unpack the heavy medical lingo.
BHP is a condition in men when the prostate gland is enlarged and affects urination. During Turp, a section of the inside of the prostate is cut away to clear a path for free flow of urine.
From the time I was diagnosed with BHP, the word “benign” stuck. Since it means non-cancerous or non-malignant, I reckoned I had no major cause for concern.
Dr PC shuffled
