I went through Aquablation on Wednesday 2/14. I stayed in the hospital overnight afterwards for prostate flushing and observation. Went home 2/15. I did not go home with a catheter. I tried to drink as much water as possible but found it extremely difficult to urinate. I also considered going to emergency because of the need to urinate. I was given a stool softener in the hospital to loosen my bowels; however, I was extremely constipated after the procedure. The night of the 16th I took a laxative and the morning of the 17th I had a strong bowel movement. I was then able to urinate, not a strong flow but enough to relieve the pressure. Because I was concerned about constipation, I would drink prune juice before bedtime.

As stated in previous post, the procedure was straight forward and without any pain. Urinating after the procedure was very painful and the urge to urinate was sudden and without warning. It is now day 16 and my flow is still not as strong as I would like it to be. I still see blood in my urine but very little. Most of the time color is clear.

I wasn’t given any restrictions at discharge, but I decided to wait until day 14 to resume my workout activities which included golf and an elliptical workout.

I am an active 74-year-old and in reasonably good health. I would say that I am about 70%. I am scheduled to see my urologist on the March 7. I am hoping he will tell me things are going to get better as time goes on.

The first week of recovery was pure hell. As I mentioned above, the burning sensation, constipation, the pressure of not being able to urinate was a major concern. There was also the immediate need to urinate without much warning. By day 10th day, I would say burning sensation and the immediate need to urinate has subsided.

It's day 16. If my flow increases and I am able to sleep through the night with maybe getting up once, I would consider the Aquablation procedure a success.