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I had aquablation in September 2024. I was completely asymptomatic until my prostate completely shut me down. I lived on a Foley catheter for 4 months, and had two bacterial infections, while I learned and considered options. I'm in Connecticut and Yale has one of the best Holep surgeons in America. He guaranteed me I'd never need surgery again, and that I'd be shooting backwards. I couldn't get comfortable with the idea of a laser burning out most of my prostate. Connecticut has one surgeon at Middlesex hospital who does aquablation. Make a long story short...I'm still peeing normally and have not lost an sexual function. You will bleed more with aquablation...it's a temporary thing. I was 120 grams...now I'm guessing around 60...still large. I'm 66 and in good shape. I eat lots of broccoli and pumpkin seeds. If I ever run into problems again I wouldn't hesitate to do another aquablation. They keep making the equipment better and the surgeon is now capable of making multiple passes. I hope that helps.

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@icorus1959 I know the doctor you spoke with, Dr. K right? I wound up doing the HoLEP with him last week, I really wrestled with the same thought I'm 68, in excellent shape, athletic etc. The thought of RE really bothers me, but my situation was I had a very large median lobe which was causing the blockage and had really high retention, like 500ml of urine which could really damage my kidneys long term. I'm not sure if I made the right decision or not, my prostate size was 64 grams, so different set of circumstances. In addition, Dr K said my prostate was like an obstacle course so I'm not sure which solution was best for me, I guess I rolled the dice here. Either way I certainly hope the Aqua gives you the long term results you need.