Allcon:
Haven't posted in a while. Age 67 and now heading into my third procedure to regarding BPH. First AE procedure did not work; second aquablation (~9 months ago) did have positive impact (urgency, stream, periodicity, no sexual impact). However, as I documented in earlier postings I exercise a good bit and after a run there was a good bit of blood in the urine and deposits/pieces of calcified material being passed. After a scope and MRI it was determined that via my healing process there are now a "garden" of prostate stones causing irritation, bleeding, and being passed through urination. So what to do; 1. Nothing - not a good option as I want to run and not bleed and if one of these stones gets stuck in the urethrae I have another serious problem, 2. laser the stones and perhaps go home with a catheter and no guarantee they will not reappear; 3. Laser the stones and the prostate which means a catheter and longer recovery than 2. I chose door #2 and scheduled for laser surgery 9 Oct.
Never knew there was such a thing as prostate stones and my surgeon has seen them before but the first time he has seen them occur due to aquablation. Getting old is not for the faint of heart.