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Aquablation: Post-surgery expectations

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@billrtx How did the doctor determine you had a urethral adhesion? Did they have to do a cystoscopy? I am 5 weeks post my aquablation surgery where they removed a large median lobe that was pressing on my bladder and I still have to take Tamsulosin....and even that still yields a weak stream and lots of dribbling although it is intermittent. I have an appointment with my urologist/surgeon next week and am hoping not to need another cystoscopy.

Part of the problem might be myself as I returned to tennis about 4 weeks after surgery. However, since I never saw blood in my urine I figured it was okay to be active again. Hopefully I didn't screw anything up........Yikes!

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@mirdad22
I realized that I had a urethral stricture at the position of the fossa navicularis (about 1 inch from tip of penis). At about 10 days post surgery my stream became very narrow. Cystoscopy confirmed this. I was given a few options for treatment, including more surgery. Instead I decided on weekly self catheterization using Fr14-16 catheters to keep the stricture from reforming.

More than likely the stricture occurred due to the tools used for this transurethral procedure. Good luck.