Aquablation Surgery on Apr 1, 2022

this is a follow-up........so I had my Aquablation surgery on Friday, Apr 1, 2022.......never felt a thing as I was totally knocked out......woke up 1.5 hours later in recovery and then moved to a private room......3 way catheter was in......they immediately started the irrigation of my bladder etc......that involves large 3 liter bags of clear solution that is fed into the bladder through the catheter ......it washes debris out through another port in the catheter......they did this for 18 hours......lots of ablated prostate debris and blood washes out over these 18 hours.....I had an episode where the fluid was irrigating into the bladder but the drainage port was blocked by prostate debris......this became very uncomfortable because my bladder was becoming way over filled with nothing draining out......nurses came in and used a sizeable syringe filled with clear fluid to shoot thru that clogged drainage port in the catheter they successfully removed the clog thus allowing all that excess fluid to drain out......they ran about 70-80 liters of clear fluid thru my bladder before dailing that down in the morning......I had a good night.....my tailbone felt seriously bruised and it felt like I had a catheter in (which I obviously did) and the balloon inside the catheter was larger than the other two foleys I had over the years......they also applied 'traction' for 8 hours which was a 16 ounce bag filled w fluid attached to a string which was attached to and pulling on my catheter.....this 16 ounce bag hung over the end of the bed pulling on my catheter.....this form of traction supposedly promotes clotting and healing......things were uncomfortable for me but I did not have pain.....they constantly watched my drainage fluid and made sure irrigation was on going.........it eventually became less red and more pink looking - kinda like grapefruit juice...... lighter is better because that means less blood.....since my color was good the doc said they would fill my bladder thru the foley w fluid (250ml) and then remove the catheter to see if I could pee on my own......when they removed the catheter I did not have good control of my urine but it was coming out via a somewhat weak stream.....there is of course swelling in there......they measured how much came out and then used the ultrasound to see what was left in my bladder (PVR).....very little was left.....this was all good......by the way, lots of blood and chunks of bloody crap came out when I was peeing......so obviously the catheter is out now.......I then needed to continue to drink fluids and successfully repeat this 'peeing on my own exercise' two more times with low PVRs in order to be released......I was able to do this but the peeing was certainly painful and bloodly......I also dripped and leaked a lot before and after......so I was discharged with a few standard meds and a laxative......last night at home I found that I was peeing about every 40 minutes......maybe 5-6 ounces......bloody and kinda weak and it did hurt......this went on thru the night every hour with the pain getting mildly better......my tailbone still feels very bruised......am wearing Depends diapers because there is leaking and dripping.....I think this is because the urethea needs to regain its elasticity from being tramatized and stretched by the catheter......I am taking it very easy.....I walk around like I got a cob up my butt......I am able to function.....its certainly an uncomfortable feeling but not painful .......if I had to go to the store or run an errand I could do that.......I am going to take it easy......doc wants to see me in 4 weeks......I would definitely say so far so good

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