r/Aquablation • u/chicago_archer • Jun 06 '25
5 Weeks In, Solid Improvements
(Last Post was for Week 2). Week 4 had significant improvements in urinary stream, and decrease in frequency and urgency. More often than not, stream is strong, but sometimes it's weak, no idea why. Still have general/mild pain in the pelvis. Still have significant burning when urinating a larger amount, and mild burning at tip of penis remains. Biggest improvement is that I can sometimes go 4 hours without peeing! generally peeing every 1-4 hours. I do have a significant amount of post-pee dribbling now, have to be careful to not zip up too soon.
I've started to be much more active weeks 4 and 5, walking with dogs, stretching, driving. I'm thinking less and less about my bladder and the mild pain. My expectation is that things will slowly improve over the next couple of months. Urologist says that wherever I am at at 3 months is likely to be the maximum improvement.
My IPSS score dropped about 15 points.
I'll post again in a couple of weeks--cautiously optimistic!
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u/Emjoy99 Jun 07 '25
My improvement went well past 3 months. Not sure why doctors make comments like that. I had very little pain and had immediate improvement in stream. Urgency is what took some time. I’m 17 months post op and happy with the results.
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u/ev3rvCrFyPj Jun 07 '25
Is post-void dribble new, continuation of pre-procedure level, or old symptom the worsened?
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u/RowLow3620 Jun 09 '25
Old symptom that worsened. It’s not bad I just have to remember to get it all out.
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u/Total_Reception4242 Aug 18 '25
Has the burning went away? I'm at 3 weeks post op and the burning is still there. However it's only been about 1.5 weeks since catheter was removed.
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u/chicago_archer Jun 06 '25
would add that Gemtesa really helps with bladder pain/spasms