Had surgery March 26th, 2025, )6 days ago). Surgery done at Centennial Hospital in Nashville. Great hospital by the way, everyone there takes wonderful care of you. Surgery performed about mid-day, and I was released to go home by midafternoon. I was in recovery for an extended period of time for adequate flushing and monitoring for blood loss. My progress seemed satisfactory to the nurses in charge, and I was released with a catheter in tow. My follow up was in 5 days to remove the catheter. My 5 days passed quickly and the whole process was bearable but not pleasant. I'm 68 and very active and hard for me to sit around tied to a hose if you know what I mean. My appointment yesterday to remove the catheter was pretty painless and I was out of the office in 20 minutes with a one-month appointment scheduled to check my progress. To say I was nervous about my first urination was an understatement. They scared me a bit with the, (if you can't pee, head to the ER). It was an hour drive home from the Dr. office and by the time I got home I started to feel the urge to pee. I went to the bathroom and to my surprise, it was the best pee I'd had in years. Full flow and it felt like I emptied my bladder fully. Prior to the surgery I had many urinations that left you with the thought of "that was a total waste of time". It's now the second day and I got up once during the night to relieve myself. The usual stand there and watch it dribble out was replaced by a full stream and back to bed feeling like I had totally emptied my bladder. I still have blood in my urine and the burning sensation while I urinate that most have reported, but other than that I feel like the surgery has been a total success so far. Too early to test if RE will be an issue but I seem to have sidestepped the other complications that can happen. If I can keep improving from where I am currently, I will be ecstatic. I was told my prostrate size was 120mm which is very large, and the Dr. had to remove a large amount of the prostate and bleeding will continue for a time but hopefully that is not a long-term issue. I'll report back after my one-month appointment.