I am 16 days post-aquablation, which I had done by a world class surgeon at a private London hospital. I think the recovery is going as well as can be expected, although the inevitable flash of blood at the beginning of urination continues to be a bit alarming, even though I was told to expect this; ditto, the burning sensation which can be greater or less depending, it seems, on the time of day. My urine, once it gets going, is often more or less a “normal” colour but it does turn rusty or tea coloured some days. I am trying to avoid beverages which will irritate the surgical site (and there is a great deal of advice online urging people to only have water for weeks post-aquablation) and am certainly not drinking alcohol. I am avoiding exertion apart from walking 15-20 minutes a day. My energy levels are only slowly returning to more normal levels. Nonetheless, I go back to work today - I am a swimming teacher, and will do a three hour shift later on today, trying to stay seated for as much of it as possible. My surgeon has approved this.
So, on balance, I am frustrated, I guess, by the slowness with which this is all resolving, but not experiencing any red flags to date. I feel that I was not told plainly how slow and uncomfortable the recovery would be.
Does any of this chime with others’ experience?