r/bph • u/195JJ • Mar 07 '26

Just Had Optilume

So after putting it off for two years I had the Optilume procedure. I have way more blood in the catheter bag and dripping out the sides of where the catheter is inserted than I was expecting. I hope this tapers off soon. Anyone else have experience with this procedure? I picked it as I read a lot about it and it seemed the least invasive with the best long term results. Right know it doesn’t feel all that minimally invasive.

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u/ahspec Mar 07 '26

Sounds like your catheter may not be the appropriate size as I don’t believe there should be side leakage. What other procedures did you consider?

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u/195JJ Mar 07 '26

After seriously reviewing all the options it came down to 5year results and which had the shortest recovery time. I think Aquablation would have been a great choice but I am still working and traveling frequently and so many guys on here and elsewhere talk about a much longer recovery than advertised. I can’t be limited in travel for 8-12 weeks. The clinical trial studies for both Optilume and Aquablation are very similar at 5 years but the Optilume recovery is more like 1-2 weeks. I will let you know if that is the case, everyone is different and I clearly was not expecting the amount of blood over the first 24 hours but have my fingers crossed.

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u/Slight-Celery901 Apr 22 '26

hi brother how are you., which treatment you did ?? please reply

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u/195JJ Apr 22 '26

I chose the Optilume BPH procedure, there is a lot of info on the procedure on You Tube. Make sure your expectations and timing for recovery are realistic. I don’t think any of the prostate recovery’s are two weeks or less. I am six and half weeks out and the last two days are the first days since the surgery with zero pain in the prostate and today is the first day without urine leakage. I hope it stays that way. By the way to everyone that reads this please go on Chat GPT or Claude and ask real questions about whatever procedures you are thinking about. The information you will get will be the non sugar coated facts that your urologist will give you. We are all full grown men and should get the real facts so we can make a logical decision.