aquablation and retro ejaculation

I can't imagine why the prostate is still large after the surgery.

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No more bruising. Yahoo! RE still there. Intermittent pink urine still. A little pain w urination especially at the end still, but not too bad. I’ll be a month from surgery on April 19th.

Have you considered holep?

You are doomed. It had been six months since my aquablation. I still have the retro. Im only 51. So yeah. I regret the procedure. I would not recommend this surgery to anyone. I have had a horrible recovery

You have my empathy.
I suffered similar poor results, and am now dealing with relentless urinary tract infections, which resolve somewhat then kick back in following completing of anti biotic regimen.

My sympathies Every man has his own recovery and reactions

Granted I had HoLep (neck preserved ) which is associated with lower risks.

Sorry, as we all are for you, however ,this is not the case for everybody after a prostate procedure ,so he is not necessarily doomed, just because you feel you are , or you had post affects.

I can’t explain how , but some men miraculously been able to go back to normal. I was suffering from retro for over a year. No longer.

I had my surgery on first of April (6 weeks ago) and am experiencing RE. I started with prostate problems over 17 years ago, and the aquablation has improved all previous symptoms. A few days ago, we had sex and the RE caused burning at orgasm....and now (days later) experiencing prostate pain/pressure like before the surgery. I did experience the slight burning the first few orgasms, but the sensation, pressure, etc passed fairly quickly.

Anyone else finding the RE causes lingering issues or pain/discomfort?

The maxim "your mileage will vary" still applies here. I have had RE since the original procedure fifteen years ago. That's what I'd call a minimal issue. The big issue is if you lose sexual function. If you're good there, then count your blessings!

Wait it out and give it some time for your body to heal as it does take awhile.

I can relate to the fellow who mentioned "doomed," and that's exactly how I felt for a period of time afterwards. You feel your man card was stolen. You can feel angry. We expect perfection. Life is never perfect but search for the grace each day to persevere.

Thanks gemstateid. No loss of function thankfully. The "bang" went from an m80 to a firecracker but as you say.... count your blessings. The number of issues it has resolved is wonderful. I often sleep thru the night without having to get up and my daytime trips to the bathroom are multiple hours in between now.

The prostate aqua ablation left this 72 year old patient who is also a primary care provider utterly disturbed. The procedure itself was not bad other than extreme rectal pain , bladder spasms, urinary incontinence, and normal painful hematuria. Assuming that this would be gone in 2 to 3 weeks, I had total acceptance. After two weeks after taking Macrobid, I developed high fever ,hard shaking chills which indicated cystitis and orchitis diagnosed with a ultrasound of the scrotum and pelvic CT. with a 10 cm right testicle with E. coli culture positive. Several antibiotics were tried but only intramuscular ceftriaxone partially benefited. Multiple antibiotics were tried including Keflex and ciprofloxacin , then levofloxacin and Ceftin, then Bactrim DS ( allergy) , and starting back on Macrobid. After the third-fourth week of therapy of cefdinir and doxycycline, the testicular pain lessened and normal size reoccurred. During all this time, the rectal pain continued along with stooling urgency with a loose stool and occasional incontinence. My urologist did not address the rectal pain said everything was normal and it may take as much is 6 months to fully resolve. My primary care provider ordered a CT scan with IV contrast finding that I had both a severe colitis and diverticulitis adjacent to the prostate. His rectal exam did not show any pain of the prostate gland. Cefdinir and metronidazole resolved the rectal pain . 12-week postsurgical symptoms of retrograde ejaculation and extreme urinary urgency are the only negatives with a good urinary stream as a positive. Seeing patients daily now indicating a pattern of seeing a patient and then go to the toilet during business hours. It would be a hard decision to decide to do the surgery again or recommend it to my patients. The surgery was performed in Tulsa Oklahoma at Oklahoma surgical Hospital. I too feel that the side effects of this is aqua ablation procedure are vastly under reported. Thank you