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Recovery expectations 6 weeks after HoLEP prostate surgery.
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I had similar issues after two months and was questioning my decision to have the HoLEP procedure. I am 68 and didn't have major issues before surgery but the urologist convinced me by making the point that the older I got or the longer I waited, the longer the healing process would be.
I am now 4 months out and finally feel better than before the surgery. He did warn me that recovery was a long time and it would probably be 2 to 3 months before I saw improvement and a year before I was totally healed. What really helped me was doing physical therapy. I signed up for 4 weekly sessions. The urgency issue was really frustrating for me but now that has almost completely gone.
Hang in there! It gets better!
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@twmcneil58 Thank you for your comment. I had HoLEP about a month ago. Side effects have been worse than advertised. At 3 weeks, I began struggling with spontaneous incontinence, very frequent daytime peeing, and pain before and after urination. My doc started me on mirabegron and recommended changes in diet (no caffeine, alcohol, carbonation, etc.). Has anyone reading this seen improvements from diet changes and/or mirabegron? Will definitely try the PT route. Thx again for your comment.