Painful Interruption of Stream Posted: 01-06-05 15:59pm
Every time I urinate my stream comes to an
abrupt halt about halfway through. This
interruption is sometimes brief (1-2 sec)
and painless, but usually it is more like
10-15 sec and accompanied by pain in my
upper urethra. The more urgently I have
to pee, the longer the interruption seems
to be. In the worst cases, I not only
feel intense sharp pain in my
urethra/bladder but also a dull ache in
one or both kidneys until such time as my
stream resumes.
This does not seem to be related to
apprehension or stage fright since it is
as common when i'm alone as in public
restrooms.
Stream interruption is not coming from
involuntary contraction of kegel muscles,
as I can feel that these are relaxed at
the time.
Occurrence is very consistent, varying
only in intensity. This has happened
every time I have peed for several years.
It began immediately after removal of a
urinary catheter which had been in place
for ~7 days after major surgery.
