Is your urinary catheter clogged some percentage of the time? That could mean several things, and some of them are very dangerous. Here is something that might well help you. Below is an amazing article from one of our readers – Barry Simpson – who graciously allowed us to post it here. He was having hellacious problems with […]
Grip-Lok Adhesive Catheter Holders Now Available To Order Individually!
[UPDATE 2020: It seems these are NOT available individually any longer. sigh. But you can get them in boxes of 10, which is MUCH more affordable than the 100-packs of course. CLICK HERE for the 10-pack [original article] This is huge news! The Grip-Lok large catheter holders that were such a god-send for me during […]
1-Year Anniversary Of Urethroplasty
Today marks exactly one year since I had my urethroplasty – the surgery to fix a urethral stricture (which is a blockage of the urethra by scar tissue such that it is impossible, or nearly so, to pee). 365 days since that day, I remain completely fixed! My “water pressure” is excellent (last checked a […]
Some Questions To Ask Before Your Urethroplasty
Somebody recently asked, in the comments section of another post, what questions to ask his doctor prior to his upcoming urethroplasty to fix a stricture of the urethra. I’ve had a long time to think about what I would have been better off knowing if I’d been more prepared for my own surgery almost one […]
Bicycle Seat To Help Prevent Urethral Stricture
One of the causes of urethral stricture is “straddle injury.” As the name implies, this occurs when someone straddles a hard object like a bicycle seat, fence, pole, or something like that and falls on top of it, landing on – well – very sensitive parts of your body. This will probably be on the […]
Uroflow Test 10 Weeks Post-Surgery
Last month I wrote about my first uroflow (or “uroflowmetery”) test. You can read that post here: Results Of Uroflowmetry Test. Today, which is about 10 weeks after the surgery) I had a full post-surgery (end-to-end urethroplasty) follow-up with my surgeon, which included another uroflow test. The doctors are still impressed with my “excellent water […]
Inguinal Hernia And Urinary Retention
The reason that I had to live with a catheter for so many months was initially to relieve the acute urinary retention (AUR) – meaning I could no longer go wee-wee – being caused by a urethral stricture (see the post My Stricture of the Urethra for more on what that means). In the weeks […]
Results Of Uroflowmetry Test
Today I had a uroflowmetry test, 7 weeks after urethroplasty surgery. This test measures the urine flow rate. You can read all about the details of what goes into this test here at the Johns Hopkins Medical Library. The purpose of the test, at least after a urethroplasty, is to check on how well the […]
Causes Of Scrotum And Testicle Pain Weeks After Urethroplasty
I just talked to my surgeon today about some pain I still have 4 and a half weeks after my urethroplasty surgery (see my post I Am Having Urethroplasty Surgery Tomorrow To Fix My Urethral Stricture), which was of the “end-to-end anastomosis” type. It was an VERY informative phone call. If you have had this […]
1 Week After The Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)
In order to test the effectiveness of urethroplasty surgery, urologists perform something called a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG). This procedure (see my post – Catheter-Free After Test To Ensure The Urethroplasty Was Successful! – for more on that), if it shows that all is well, will end with the happy circumstance of removing the catheter from […]