Doctors recommend that after your urethroplasty surgery, you should refrain from sex for four-to-six weeks. As you might imagine, this can be difficult for some people. I don’t think that the reasons – at least for the first week or two – are all that mysterious. But I have gotten some questions as to why […]
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 […]
Lingering Pain In Scrotum 8 Months After Urethroplasty
For folks who have undergone urethroplasty with a perineal approach, or are about to, do not be surprised if you still have some niggling pain in the scrotum for many many months. It’s been 8 months since my surgery and I still have it. From what I’ve seen on forums and what one of my […]
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 […]
Urethroplasty Recovery – 7 Weeks Post-Surgery
If you’ve been keeping track here, you’ll know that on July 16th I had end-to-end urethroplasty to repair a urethral stricture. See my post – My Urethroplasty Is Done – for more details. Well, today is the 7-week point since then. So how is it going? Well, things are not noticeably different from what they […]
5-Week Post Urethroplasty Status
Yesterday was the 5-week point since my urethroplasty (end-to-end). I’ve been feeling less pain so I’ve tried a little bit of sitting with a very fluffy pillow, and that was OK. I also did a little driving – also sitting on a soft pillow and leaning back a bit. The scrotal pain is still there, […]
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 […]
Catheter-Free After Test To Ensure The Urethroplasty Was Successful!
I have been catheter-free for 2 hours, the longest I’ve been without one since my ordeal with a urethral stricture began on February 8th, 2013. And it feels awesome! As I mentioned in the post – My Urethroplasty Is Done! – I was scheduled to have a VCUG (voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) today, which was 2 […]