Meatal Stenosis/Urethra Stricture/Enlarged prostate
Dont know how to word this or where to start?
I have had trouble urinating...weak stream...stop and start...dribbles
and frequent urgency for over a yr now.
I am 54 yrs old and have enlarged prostate but my PSA screening is good 1.0.
I finally have seen a uroligist for first time ever.
Heres where it gets emberrassing so bear with me.
My whole life i have had to sit down to urinate to avoid missing the toilet all together due to having 2 holes on the end of my thingy and it was never a problem and i hid it from everyone close to me my whole life and it was no big deal.
Well the Doc is saying i have a Meatal Stenosis and a urethral stricture.
He even threw out the word possible urethra reconstruction depending on the severity of things.
So like a idiot i researched them procedures and now i am scared to death!
The meatal stenosis removal on the tip of my thing while not pleasant seems straight forward.
But the urethra stricture seems a lot more invasive as well as the reconstruction he mentioned.
I was circumsised as a baby and he says the meatal stenosis is a problem
from being circumsised.
For whatever reason my folks who are gone now never had it addressed and i never remember it being brought up.
I just have always urinated sitting down...I don't know if i was taught as a youngster or how it all came about?
Has anyone on here had any of the procedures or problems i have listed and how did it go?
I have a follow up on the 24TH of this month and have a lot of questions for the doctor after researching things.
I remember him saying the meatal stenosis could be lasered unless it went too deep but the rest is a blur.
It would be nice to urinate standing up after all these years.
Any advice or questions i should be asking the doc as well as your own personal experiences on any of these procedures would be greatly appreciated.
Hopefully i am scared of the unknown and what i watched on you tube.
Be honest with me please as i know i will be wearing a urine bag after for awhile but i would like to know what to expect pain wise?
Thank you
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Thank you much!
47 year old male Have urthraplasty schedule years of Delantion done last one only last 6.months self cath as needed but due to being on blood thinners after OHS provider recommended surgcy coupe question I'm concerned that the term mild stricture below bladder was noted in recent x ray and my biggest issue is no control over the stream have to do dance try to hit the target will the stricture repair fix that also been reading conflicting reviews on sex after urethralplasty