I am 15 days post surgery. I am about to turn 65 and athletic. I was about 105 grams. Before I got completely shut down in June, I had no symptoms. The four months leading up to surgery were far worse than the surgery. My extended time on a foley catheter got me infected with Serratia.

My surgeon did five aquablations on September 27. I was number three at 11:30. All the others went from post- op to the orthopedics ward for their one day in the hospital. I had to wait until 10 p.m. to get transferred to the surgical ward, because of the Serratia infection. It was a blessing in disguise, as the nurses on the surgical floor were awesome. They pumped a lot of fluid through me (probably around 4000 mls per hour). I decided to stay an extra day in the hospital, as I was still bleeding pretty heavily. I was discharged with a drainage catheter, which was much larger than the ones I wore while being shut down. The bladder medicine did nothing, and the spasms were the worst part of recovery so far. They only lasted a minute or two...but those two minutes were hell. The spasms came every 20 minutes or so. The worst ones hit when I went from sitting to standing, or lying down to standing. The catheter came out one week after the surgery.

I wore Depends, and then pads, for the first few days of week two...as I had a tiny bit of bleeding, but it resolved quickly.

I am now at the start of week 3. I drink 3 liters every day and eat mostly fruits, nuts, sweet potatoes, salmon and pumpkin seeds. I've lost 10 pounds since this started....and didn't need to lose weight. My urine is mostly clear, yet there still is some bleeding...especially when I first start to pee...or when I poop. I can say I am peeing like a racehorse. I'm up once per hour before 1 a.m. and each void is an amazing amount of urine. The last couple of nights I can get longer blocks of sleep after 1 (probably 90 minutes.) I know this is going to take time to resolve.

I was hoping to go back to work this week, but as I'm approved for 4 weeks off, probably will stay out an additional week. I work an hour from home and not sure I'm ready to drive that distance. Driving to the grocery store has been no problem. During the day I've gotten to the point of being able to go 45 minutes without a bathroom break.

I haven't had much urgency so far, and the frequency as stated above, is improving. I chose Aquablation over Holep...and for me I think it was the right choice. I can't say anything about sex, excepting that I do get erections every night. I have started writing a book about my experiences. It's called 'Oh Prostate, My Prostate...a medical horror story every guy needs to read...with a happy ending"

Or so I hope.