@albiet I had some pre-surgery history w/ UTI's for a few weeks. 2 months before surgery I was at a point I could not void whatsoever due to the median lobe acting as a ball valve. I had to self catheter for those 2 months and that led to a couple of UTI's. The surgery went well, no pain whatsoever and the catheter was left in for 6 days. At the point the catheter was removed...everything worked beautifully for a couple days. Then another UTI arose...or what felt like the UTI's that I'd had prior. To this day I'm not sure it was a UTI as the lab never correctly processed the urine sample for a proper culture. I was however prescribed Cipro and the issue went away (a bit of burning and very low to no flow rate prior to the cipro). Then about 11 days later the same issue occurred again and I had to seek medical attention through the emergency room at hospital. They admitted me and put me on a different antibiotic intravenously along with a saline solution to hydrate. Between the antibiotic and the saline for hydration...I was almost normal again withing a very few hours. They had taken another urine sample and it had given signs something was off...but 2 days later the culture came back negative for a UTI. My surgeon believes both times I thought I had a UTI was more likely an issue with not enough hydration. Seems hard to believe given the water I was putting away. Since that hospital stay for 3 days...and greater attention to drinking even more water...I have improved slowly to a degree that I'm nearly 100pct in the way I feel and able to void like years ago. As mentioned, It took nearly 8 weeks to really feel a huge success...but in the end it's been worth it. Super important to really down the water. RE the only negative so far.