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Posted 5/16/2009 3:46 AM (GMT 0)
By coincidence, I went to my urologist/surgeon today, exactly one year after being in his office for the dreaded biopsy that told me I had PCa. Guess that qualifies as a milestone on this journey.

When I told the nurse practitioner I sometimes have a dual stream of urine, she said it is very common. It may be caused by an obstruction in the bladder neck or urethra, and a cysoscopy may be in my future. Just wondering how common it really is.

Anyone else experience that?

Bill in SD

Posted 5/16/2009 9:53 AM (GMT 0)
I've been there a very few times...Mainly a single stream guy.

Posted 5/16/2009 10:51 AM (GMT 0)
I personally do not think that anything internal could cause a "duel stream". My reasoning is that you only have the one urethra (consider it a pipe) and there is no way that two split flows are going through and remaining separate as they emerge from of that pipe. I think you will find that the cause is a piece of lint or some other material is stuck either right at the opening or just inside the urethra that splits the flow in two just as it emerges. Beware the widely diverging twin flow though.............it can get messy with you not knowing which way to point the equipment.
Bill
Posted 5/16/2009 8:39 PM (GMT 0)
I don't have a dual stream but I do have a thin one, about half of pre-surgery (6 weeks ago) . My guess is that there was some damage to the urethra about halfway to the bladder. I'll talk to my doctor at the next checkup.

By the way, the analogy of the urethra to a pipe is misleading. It is really like a fire hose -- that is, it flattens out when nothing is flowing through it and is often only partially unflattened. This means that the fluid dynamics of the flow are truly nasty. I remember about 40 years ago a researcher published some papers on this because he was trying to design a urinal that was harder to miss! Isn't science grand?
Posted 5/18/2009 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
I have had a split stream for few years and had hoped that the increased flow after RRP would fix the condition but instead I just have to be more careful that I don't pee on my foot.

My doc said that he could roto-root if it was a major problem. He said it is possible for a growth to occur at the opening or even inside the urethra and divide the stream. It can range from a harmless source to viral causes that require treatment.
Posted 5/18/2009 3:22 AM (GMT 0)
I've had a dual stream occasionally for decades. Usually it was in the morning, right after getting up, and the end of the urethra was slightly stuck to itself. After a few seconds of peeing, it becomes unstuck and I'm back to a single stream. I never know when it's going to happen, so like jack, I have to watch out and aim to make sure that the dual stream zone doesn't hit my foot.

DJ
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