I had aquablation 1/30/2024 at the HCA Florida Northwest Hospital. I was taken into the operating room a few minutes after 9AM and was in recovery by about 1040AM. The actual waterjet lasted about 4 minutes. I was kept overnight for observation. During this time they ran big bags of fluid through my catheter. However, at one point the bag had run out and before it was replaced they had to flush out the catheter which was not fun. The whole time my urine bag was filled with a red color which had lighten somewhat by the time I was discharged. The time I experienced the most pain was when I had to urinate with the catheter in me. On Friday 2/2/2024, I went to the doctor to have the catheter removed. My urine was still red, but she said it was old 'blood' and that was fine. The tech then filled by bladder with fluid until I needed to urinate at which point she pulled out the catheter and I had to finish in a bowl that measured how much came out. The catheter removal was essentially painless.
I did need to use depends after the catheter since on at least 3 occasions when I got a strong urge I didn't make it to the toilet in time. Also it was only on the first of these that I ever saw anything like 'clots' in my urine.
Today is 2/7/2024 and my urine is basically clear. I've had no other pain other than with the catheter. I haven't had any morning erections as I've seen in other reviews. The doctor's report showed an 80gm prostate. I'm 80 years old and that might be the age limit for these procedures. Good luck with your procedure.