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Comment from: idonthave1:-), 75 or over Male (Patient) Published: August 07

One night I could not urinate at all because of prostatitis. I went to the hospital and they put a catheter in me. I tried to urinate on my own for 3 months taking the catheter off, but I could not do it. My prostate would not get smaller. The last time I had the catheter put in they had trouble.

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