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Bladder ureteral obstruction/stricture

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Jan 16 7:57am | Replies (65)

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@jackpine

Erika, many thanks for the information which I have just read. Must research urethroplasties, of which I know nothing. I had a prostatectomy in 2016, after which I was mildly incontinent i.e. using a pad or two or three per day. Cancer was found in one lymph node. PSA rose in 2018. Had radiation March-April 2019. Starting Nov 2019 began having bladder neck blockage due to scar tissue. Had the BNC surgery Sept 2020. Massive leakage (6-7 "pull-ups" per day) ever since. Uro who performed this surgery fixed me up with condom catheters. I am looking for alternatives. I have a remote appointment on January 7 with a new uro. He has mentioned the possibility of an indwelling catheter or superpubic cath. From my experience with catheters (following the two surgeries), seems like the former would be mighty uncomfortable. He advised against artificial sphincter because I am self-catheterizing intermittently. That said, I'm not certain that intermittent catheterizing needs to continue. And one other thing - am on my last injection of hormone therapy, which began in Dec, 2018.

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@jackpine, any new insights from your remote appointment with the new uro today?