I had my Aquablation surgery one week ago. The procedure went well and after an overnight hospital stay (not restful!) I had catheter removed and was sent home. Since then, my recovery has been just what I was told to expect: peeing about half speed and half volume every 90 minutes or so; stinging in penis especially at start of stream; and a small amount of blood in urine (pinkish) which comes and goes. Oh, and there was some brain fog for 3 days which was probably the result of anesthesia. All in all, some discomfort but not too bad overall.
Anyway, here are my questions:
Why are we aquablation patients still pushing out blood after a week? I mean, they cauterized bleeders during surgery, then flushed out the area thoroughly at hospital. Why would it keep bleeding? Most body wounds clot and mend within a couple days. What causes the prostate site to keep oozing for so long (at least several weeks, they say)? And why is urine fairly clear for a day or two but the bloodier the next day.
And why does the strength of urine stream fluctuate from day to day. Once it has opened up, why would it close down.
I understand that the symptoms are caused by irritation in the surgical site, but it seems to me the course of healing should be more consistent.
It’s the inconsistency of the recovery process that frustrates me.
Any thoughts on this?