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Aquablation: Post-surgery expectations

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Hi,
I’m going to see a uro that has done alot of aquablations. I had a rezum about 6 years ago that worked great for 2 years then started slowing down my flow. I have a large medium lobe.
Some days my flow is decent but never empty ( was told l was about 200 ml stays in) I only wake up once during the night. There are some mornings when I try to go, only a little comes out , and start to worry about larger retention only to be able to pee a decent amount an hour later.

I am going to ask if a redo of the rezum makes sense or is acquablation a better option.

I am also going to ask if there are any stats on doing an acquablation after a rezum.

Was wondering what other questions do you think I should ask. All help appreciated.

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Hi. Thank you for sharing your experience. I have a large prostate 80 plus grams with a large median lobe that’s growing into my bladder causing obstruction. Because aquablation was not available to me then, two years ago i had a rezum treatment that helped for about a year. I had a second rezum that also lasted about a year. My symptoms are again back. Excessive retention and lack of capacity are my main problem plus the fact if i let too much time pass between voids the large median lobe in my bladder will press down and prevent me from going at all. Not a good situation. It requires putting in a catheter to drain my bladder. I am now going to have aquablation done. It’s a great option for those with large to very large prostates and those with a median lobe growing into their bladder. It might very well be a good option for you.