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Aquablation: Post-surgery expectations

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Just had mine 10 days ago, and I'm very pleased so far. My prostate choked off my urethra at the end of June '25, and I had to wear a Foley for 6 months. They attempted the usual meds (we knew that wasn't going to work), I had the cystoscopy and then the biopsy to rule out cancer. I dove into the research online and found the aquablation myself before the doc gave me my options (after the biopsy). I already knew which procedure I was going with, I'm a young 65 and want a healthy sex life moving forward, and the aqua gives the best chance of that. Plus I wasn't keen on getting sliced up. Day of the procedure, I was knocked out on the way to the ER, and woke up a few hours later in recovery. Doc had me stay 1 night as a precaution. Left the next day. The first 24-48 hours I wore depends, because there was no lead time to my brain getting the message that "we have to pee" - the urge and flow hit almost simultaneously. Once my body and brain got in synch, I'd have enough time to get to the bathroom, by day 3 I was in complete control. Had some blood clots trickle out the first 48 hours, nothing major. After the 72, it's been fine - I am urinating more frequently than I used to, but it hasn't even been 2 weeks, not making any snap decisions. Doc gave me stool softener (colace) along with other meds, I have been a little constipated. That's partly my fault, I'm not very diligent about drinking water. Never have been my whole life, old habit. There's no pain, and I'm sleeping pretty well through the night.

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Glad your recovery is going well. I took that stool softener and was glad I did. Still, my first BM didnt happen until six days post. Anesthesia now often has fentynol and oxy and they cause constipation.