post surgery urethra stricture

[FIREMAN236]

I RECNETLY UNDER WENT CYSTOSCOPY SURGERY FOR A URETHRAL CONSTRICTION ON MARCH 18TH. I OPTED FOR THE SURGERY AFTER CLOSE TO 5 YEARS OF ACCUPUNCTURE AND OTHER MEDICATION FOR WEAK STREAM, PAIN AT THE TIPAFTER URINATING AND URINATING 4 TIMES A NIGHT. MY DOCTOR SAID ALL WENT WELL WITH THE SURGERY AND I HAD A CATHETER FOR 4 DAYS. A WEEK AFTER TAKING THE CATHETER OUT ALL WAS GOING WELL AND I TOOK 2 ADVIL, THEN BEGAN TO URINATE BLOOD MORE THAN BEFORE. THE BLOOD HAS DIMINISHED BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT I PROLONGED THE HEALING PROCESS. WHAT IS THE NORMAL HEALING TIME IT'S BEEN 20 DAYS ALREADY?         FUTHERMOPRE, I 'VE BEEN DRINKING A LOT BUT ALSO URINATING AN AWFUL LOT. MY DOCTOR GAVE ME VESICARE TO CONTROL MY BLADDER URGES. IS THIS SOMETHING I'M GONNA HAVE TO KEEP TAKING AND IF SO FOR POSS HOW LONG?  A FRIEND OF A FRIEND HAD THIS SURGERY AND WAS BACK IN SHAPE ABOUT A WEEK LATER, DOES EVERYTHING SOUND ON PAR SO FAR?

[FIREMAN236]

I'M ALMOST POSITIVE IT WAS BY MY PROSTATE AREA AND I DON'T THE EXACT AMOUNT OF THE STRICTURE..I WENT BACK TO UROLOGIST ON THURSDAY BECAUSE OF SOME BLEEDING, BUT HE CHECKED THE URINE AND SAID IT WAS ALL NORMAL DUE TO THE SURGERY AND WOULD PROBABLY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE WEEKS INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER GETTING THE SURGERY I REALIZED THE LOW SUCCESS AND HIGH RECCURRENCE OF THE STRICTURE RATES. I ORIGINALLY WAS NOT URINATING MUCH AT ALL AND ON THE POST URINATION SONOGRAM STILL HAD AT LEAST AN OUNCE OR SO OF FLUID LEFT IN MY BLADDER. I HOPE I DIDN'T MAKE THE WRONG DECISION IN GETTING THE SURGERY, IF IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE!!!.

[sparky2call]

Do you know the exact location of the stricture you had?