Hi Colleen,

In the spirit of no news being good news, I don’t have much to report. The recovery has been about as uneventful as it could possibly be. I stopped passing blood about a week ago. Everything is still working like it’s supposed to, except I am urinating much better than before. The velocity at first was startling, it comes out in a band that’s about half an inch wide or more, but now it’s just pleasing to be able to go like I did when I was a young man.

I have one more day of light duty, and then no more restrictions. I have not taken any medication to help with flow since a couple of days before the procedure. I occasionally still have some very faint burning when I go, but it’s hardly noticeable.

Without pushing it too hard, I started to resume some normal activities last weekend. I did some light things around the house, and had a couple of bourbons, without seeming to cause any harm. I also had my first orgasm, which seemed about the same as before. (I did it on my own….I needed a practice run to see what it was like before trying with my wife…that comes later this week, pun intended.) I was already experiencing RE from the meds….and that didn’t seem to change. I didn’t notice any blood or other discharge… it seemed to be just a dry heave. Other than that, it felt about the same as it always has, which was another pleasant surprise…I really didn’t know what to expect.

My follow-up PSA was moved up to November 20. Then I will know for sure if I’m completely out of the woods. As far as treating the BPH goes, so far it seems to have gone about as well as it could have. I’ve seen some comments expressing regret for having the aquablation procedure…my experience has been just the opposite. With hardly any trouble, it seems to have solved the BPH, and I’ll find out in a couple of weeks if it successfully treated the cancer too.

Stay tuned….