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DiscussionAquablation: Post-surgery expectations
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Hi all-
I'm 32 days removed from an aquablation (yes, it was on New Year's Eve). My in-patient experience was pretty much similar, except it took an extra day of continuous flushing to get the urine color where everyone wanted, and the junk removed that came with it.
At the moment, urination is still somewhat of an adventure, both in control (when to actually go), and that stinging pain that accompanies the end of peeing. It also kind of messed with the sensation of wanting to have a bowel movement, whether it actually was needed or not. At least that part seemed to subside over the course of this month. And the stinging, while still there, is nowhere near as intense as before.
Strangely, I feel that the fuller my bladder is, the less painful the end is. And sometimes I can go 4-6 hours overnight without going, and (for example) last night, I was up every 90 minutes.
I kid with my wife that I'm potty-training all over again.
I'm a little surprised/discouraged to hear that your surgeon quoted up to possibly 6 months to "fully" recover; my crew said 6-8 weeks tops- But as was also stated earlier, everyone's recovery time's gonna be different. I just hit 65 on 1/6, so I'm cautiously optimistic I've gained a few extra miles on the plumbing (and yes, the fun aspects of being a guy).
Given the newness of this procedure, I'm quite happy to have found this forum- Kinda wish I found it sooner.
Stay well, everyone.