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Aquablation: Post-surgery expectations
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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!
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Thanks, After a late morning nap yesterday I noticed there was no blood in my urine. That lasted half a day. Then I had a coughing attack from a kernel of popcorn that took the wrong route and the bleeding started again.
My assumption is that it must take a while for those blood vessels to repair themselves. The doc said nothing about lying around at home post op in order to control the bleeding. I can still pee ok but the blood is irritating.
I am thankful though just to be able to pee again. I had forget what that was like. Trying to keep my 'eye on the ball'.......... thanks.
75 years old.
Had about 40% of my prostate removed.
I'm still seeing mucous, or something mucous like, in my urine, almost 3 month post procedure.
Doc said it was semen, but I don't get it.
I haven't had an emission for at least 4 months now.
Sometimes the mucous hardens at the tip and makes the beginning of urination a tad painful.
On the other hand, my urine production is usually (not always) more productive and predictable.
Still have to resort to peeing like a female, or I am likely to lose control of where the urine goes.
Still using diapers, are sometimes less moist, or even dry, when changing.
So there is gradual improvement.
Meantime, my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer yesterday, I am therefor feeling distraught.
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It sounds like you would do it again, and recommend aquablation. I'm 69, afluzosin is working just OK. Some nights i'm up 1-2 times a night, sometimes 4 or 5. I don't like the mild headache I seem to get from the medication, I'm tired of always thinking about my urination issues. But I don't want to take a chance on a good procedure gone bad.