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Yeah, I have been here, busy as all heck, and ... believe it or not, getting better. I had surgery in June for a strictured urethra. So if it hurts to pee, tell your doctor you need a referral to a urologist - or get yourself to a urologist. My problem came to ... well, I'll call it a peak last September 11th. I was having more pain an more trouble urinating, but did not do any internet research. I did see an article on CNN that says it was written by a urologist, who had been having problems urinating, but found himself constipated. In desperation, I had taken a laxative, and was totally unable to pee - but I had diarrhea. So my wife took me to the ER where they tried 3 times to catheterize me - they could not. They called the on-call urologist and took me into the OR... and that was where they diagnosed the issue. I had that catheter in for a month, then we scheduled surgery to correct the issue....