I had Aquablation surgery on March 26th so I'm now about 10 weeks post op. I'm 68, good health but got to the point that it was a problem to travel to town or other trips without planning bathroom breaks. Went through all the options with my Urologist and Turp he felt was a bad option since my prostrate was so large. He thought I would have to have the surgery again in 5 years or so. I chose Aquablation as it seemed to have the least amount of side effects. The other option he wanted me to consider and forgive my ignorance as I can't remember the procedures name, but it would be performed by laser and require several incision points in the stomach. It also came with a 100% chance of RE which I wanted to avoid if possible. He told me Aquablation came with a less than 10% chance of RE.

I had visible bleeding for the first 4 weeks but went away at that point and haven't had a problem since. All the other reported issues such as pain, almost a stinging feeling when done urinated was there for several weeks but it too went away. I went home same day from the hospital and had a cath. in for 5 days. After removal I had no problems with leaking or incontinence. My month follow up appointment went well. After going to the bathroom, I was checked to see if I had completely emptied my bladder. They performed an Ultrasound, and I had. Stream is good and I even make it through the night without having to get up now.

After about 3 weeks I was curious about RE so gave it a go and to my horror, orgasm but no ejaculate. I was disappointed for sure but since I had such good luck with the surgery so far, I tried to stay upbeat. Several weeks later I tried again with no luck. Yesterday was my third attempt and to my surprise, I was able to muster up a few (3) weak shots. Maybe a 1/4 of what was the norm before but at least something. I'm hoping as time goes by that function with continue to improve.

I would encourage patience for those having the same issue I did. My doctor did say it sometimes takes months for everything to settle down and get working again, especially if you had to have a large portion of the prostrate removed like I did. So far, I'm glad I chose the Aqua route, and hopeful things continue to improve. Best of luck men.