@kocour

I also found this very helpful. I am only six days past my aquablation, and am beginning to log my experiences as well. Part of my motivation was having to get up 4-6 times nightly, with the urge to urinate but very little success. Along with being disruptive vis-a-vis sleep, I developed late-onset seizure disorder (i.e. epilepsy), and not sleeping well is a trigger for seizure activities, Consequently, I had this additional motivation to get the aquablation surgery. The procedure itself seems to have gone well (yes, it's only been six days), but the catheter was really awful to contend with. However, my medical team did a good job preparing me for the "routine and generally anticipated" side effects (my quotation marks) of both the surgery and the post-surgery recovery, so none of what I am currently experiencing is unexpected to me.

Finally, I am a very active, almost 70-year-old man, so your comments about taking it easy for the first few weeks were a very important reminder to me, since I'm already anxious to get back to my usual outdoor routine. Hearing what some of the other men in this group are going through is really sad/hard, and I wish all of them (and myself) the best as we proceed in the healing process.