My urologist (who has gotten high marks in this forum) started me out with Colcrys and Pentox, once a day for the first week and twice a day there after. At a six-week follow-up appointment, I told him I had no noticeable change, which he checked. Before and after photos showed no improvement, either. He said that the oral medications would probably not help me at that point, and since I have calcified plaque, he recommended excision and graft surgery. I still haven't decided whether to do it. I am now wondering whether we gave the meds enough of a chance. For those of you who have benefitted from these drugs, how long did it take before the first sign of improvement?
I was on 2400mg of Pentox for nearly a year and saw no reduction in the size of calcified area. After 3 months on 1200mg of Pentox and 2 .06 mg pills of colcrys daily I finally so a reduction.
Shlomo
Oral treatment are not a sprint, they are a marathon.
You may expect changes after at least six months. For pain, Pentox may help after much shorter time, weeks and not months.
James