I didn't have what I would call spasms but yes, pain, frequency and leaking etc. Everything gets better; it just takes time. I am 6 weeks out, and it is a gradual process. The improvement is rather dramatic over the first couple weeks and then slows, but is consistent. The first night I was up to pee all the time. And I still had that gassy crampy feel for at least a month and everything still doesn't feel the way it did. He is probably on a blood thinner so he should not add ibuprofen. Take tylenol. I was recommended warm compresses on my abdomen if things acted up and to walk and move as much as I could tolerate. The bladder is going to have to relearn what full is and how to respond. Right now the irritation is triggering the feeling of need to urinate even though there is not a lot there. They had me stop Oxybutin right at the time my Foley came out. I am not sure why. This was at Mayo.