Aquablation: Post-surgery expectations

Yes, once is ideal! I’d settle for two! Thanks, Glenn

On average two to three times per night. On vacation and depending on what beverages I consumed up to 4 to five times per night.

Fred,

Did you have this done at Mayo Clinic? If not, where and by which doctor?

Thanks,
Paul

My recommendation would be to find a Urologist in your local area that is familiar with the Aquablation procedure.

Thanks for your recommendation, but I was asking Fred about his PAE experience, not Aquablation.

Unfortunately, I am not familiar with PAE.

LOL

I had aquablation done at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA on 3/20/2024. So far, so good. The procedure itself was uneventful, and I woke up in the hospital without a hint of pain. So far my only hiccup has been that I wasn't able to empty my bladder sufficiently in the hospital so they reinserted a Foley catheter, which I had for four days. Removing the catheter was really only a few seconds of discomfort. I was told to beware of sudden frequent urges to urinate, so I had pads on hand. I've used them once.

I stayed home for a day and a half after the catheter was removed, then went back to the office. It's now been ten days, and I feel perfectly fine. The only remaining obstacle that I can tell is that I still have some blood in the urine and it can be a bit painful to pee. I feel like I could go back to the gym and go back to having sex right now, but will give it another week. (My doctor said 10-14 days). My urine flow seems to be better, but still getting up several times a night and am peeing as frequently as before. I'll report back after a month to give a progress report.

@pinguin846 - Sounds like you're doing great! It took me a month or so before I never saw any blood in the urine, especially at the initiation of flow, but that has almost totally stopped (six weeks post) and every other thing I expected to be different has come true: once or twice a night, much more rapid peeing, no discomfort, and sex is great even with a little "twinge" of discomfort. I'll take all that.

Let us know how things are on May 1st...

It's interesting the variances in the time frames doctors are recommending for restrictions on exercises and sex. I know other doctors have said a month to up to six weeks; my doctor told me 10-14 days. I'm at day 11 now and feel perfectly capable of lifting weights but will give it another week just to be safe. FWIW, I'm 64 and in very good physical shape, so perhaps I'm healing more quickly than average. In any case, I'll take it!