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Aquablation: Post-surgery expectations

Men's Health | Last Active: Dec 7 7:24am | Replies (130)

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I had Aquablation 14 days ago. Was in the hospital 1 night and came home with a catheter that was removed the next day. Peeing was really good with no blood for 8 days. Then I started to get blood at the start and end of the stream and it has been like that for 6 days. I've also passed 2 clots or scabs or whatever they were. I called the office and was told the blood, the clots and slight burning pain are normal. They said the thing to watch for is a urine stream that is consistently dark like wine for the whole pee session indicating a lot more prostatic bleeding.
I am a fairly fit 70 year old and sitting around is driving me crazy. I was told to take it easy for two weeks with no lifting, no exercise other than walking and no strenuous activity. Two weeks is up. My doc didn't give me clear instructions on the other 4 weeks between now and my followup appointment. Can anyone tell me if there is a universal medical recommendation about when to get back to physical work and exercise, sex, weight lifting, rowing machine, etc?

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It seems like doctors' recommendations are all over the board. I had aquablation in March 2024. My doctor told me to abstain from working out or sex for 10-14 days, (I'm 64 and pretty athletic, but I'm not sure if that had any baring into his recommendation.

Honestly, I felt like I could start lifting weights after four or five days but I held off for 2 1/2 weeks just to be sure. I did lots of walking in the meantime just to keep sane and get some exercise. I didn't last as long without having sex, and in retrospect it probably would have been better to hold off longer than I did (I still had a decent amount of blood in my urine for almost a month after the procedure.)

I think your own body will tell you what it is capable about, but it's better to be more cautious than not. Good luck!