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Aquablation: Post-surgery expectations

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I'm 64 years old. I've had a urethral catheter since June 2024. My prostate size was determined to be 78 ml. Due to various health problems, surgery seemed impossible. In fact, two clinics in my city refused to perform TURP. So I felt stuck. At least I could get a suprapubic catheter (SPC). Nevertheless, I did my own research and found — in short — Aquablation. The surgery was performed on April 22nd this year in Winnenden (southern Germany). It went smoothly. I woke up pain-free until I moved a bit —and then I felt the "garden hose" catheter. Now I had two catheters in my bladder... The irrigation procedure followed. Bleeding was minimal though. The garden hose was removed the second day after surgery and I was asked to pee. This didn't work well but I was discharged anyway. The next few days at home were difficult. Urination was barely possible (and painful). At night, I used the SPC. After 17 days, things improved significantly. The SPC was removed four weeks after surgery. In the following days, my bladder was somewhat overactive. This went back to normal, and I can now pee "like a horse." No EjD, no RE. At night, my bladder remains calm. I consider the treatment a success.

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Thank you for sharing your experience. Im glad you are finally getting relief from your symptoms.

How many weeks when everything went to normal? Mine was done on June 24 and still experiencing overactive bladder. Did they do anything with the overactive bladder or it just went away on its own? Thank you and very happy for you that everything is back to normal.