63 active male with a rather large prostate of 130g. Brother had aquablation and results were great for him. On Tamsulosin. Was getting up 2-3 times a night, very weak stream, always felt like I could never empty my bladder.
Surgery was Jul 14 in Middletown CT. The local Dr here was one of the first to bring this surgery to CT. He was great and experienced One overnight stay in hospital, 3 more days with the Foley catheter. Zero pain throughout the entire process. The thing I hated was the catheter- it wasn’t painful, just uncomfortable. In general, the more fluids I drank, the clearer the urine became. 5 weeks out and in general clear urine. A few incidents where I had some blood and a clot come out, even as recently as 4 weeks post surgery.
Post op appt today and dr said this is normal and if occasional blood, not to worry, drink more water and rest. Obviously if a lot of blood to call him.
My other issue I told him about was leaking. I have been using a female panty shield to catch the leaks. He told me to try pressing the prostate after urination to help with the leaks. I have to say, this seems to work and is so simple that I figured I should post in case someone had the same issue. Sex is the same as before surgery. Off Tamsulosin as well. I get up once per night and seem to fully empty. Stream is strong (told my wife I might be able to chip the porcelain off the toilet, lol).