Thought I would provide an update to my aquablation surgery from March of 2025. As you can see, it's been almost a year since surgery, and I have to tell you it's been a great success for me. Planning my day outside the home depended on having bathroom stops should they be needed was a pain. I kept a bottle in the car for those situations that I couldn't find a bathroom. Those days are gone. I can even sleep through the night (7 hours) without getting up to urinate. I take a flight from Nashville to the west coast often and it's usually a 5-hour flight. Usually don't even have to get up to urinate on those flights either. Full flow and from tests performed post-surgery, I'm able to completely empty my bladder.

I was 68 at the time of the surgery and my prostate was 120mm in size. I'm told that is quite large. I went home the day of, with a Cath in tow. Had the Cath in for 5 days. After removal I didn't have a problem at all with urinating, holding it if I had to until the next bathroom stop, or emptying my bladder completely. I had the usual bleeding for about 3 to 4 weeks and some bladder pain from time to time but overall, it was an easy recovery. Orgasms have been just as before; however, I did end up with RE. Based on everything I've experienced so far, it is a worthwhile trade off. My doctor told me, chances of RE with Aquablation is about 6%. I think it's much higher based on what I've read on this forum. However, some of the other options I was given, was 100% you will end up with RE.

One thing that has been different/amusing is the old trick of turn on running water they tell you to do when you have to give a urine sample at the doctor's office and can't seem to muster up the ability to fill the cup? Yeah, well, when I hear running water now, I have to go and I have to go now. ha. I have to be careful filling up the tank on my pickup at the pump.

So, other than a few little inconveniences and a few amusing changes, my procedure was a great success for me. I know that hasn't' been the case for everyone but there are success stories. Surgery performed in Nashville.