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Aquablation: Post-surgery expectations

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I had Aquablation on 1/26, I had tried PAE last May but didn't get good results. The Dr who did the PAE said I had plaque on one side of my prostate and he couldn't insert the pellets due to that. I am a healthy 67, was on Flomax and Finesteride for years due to BPH. My prostate was 90 grams. I had the aquablation, stayed 1 night in the hospital, went home with a catheter. I had several clots pass the first 2 days, that was the only pain. I had an appointment scheduled for follow up on day 4, my Dr said I could take the catheter out, he just didn't say when. It was really hard to sleep with it, my urine was clear, so I removed it after 72 hours. Went to my follow up, my stream was better than it has ever been and no issues. My Dr released me for exercise after 4 days. I am 5 weeks out now, in the last week I have had to run to the bathroom when I had to go, that had been much better. Has anyone experienced this? It's not every time, but the urgency is there worse than ever. I sopped taking the meds after my 4 day follow up, maybe they are finally getting out of my system?

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@mikegold I had Aquablation done in August at the Mayo Clinc. Afterwards I experienced some urgency. When I had a follow up with my physician's team three months after the procedure, I was told to avoid carbonated beverages, caffein, and alcohol. I only drink alcohol and coffee on very rare occasions. I had been drinking lots of canned sparkling water, because the tap water in Iowa has high levels of nitrates. I stopped drinking carbonated water and my issues with urgency immediately stopped.