Answering the age old question...
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I bleed and hurt if I pee sitting down (urethral stricture, had some stuff done, but looking to probably get stints installed), so I pee standing up even if I do have to poop.
Side note, I had no idea how truly awful most urologists (at least in New Jersey) were until I had to get this addressed. It took two years and three doctors (in two different urology systems with many locations, one of which was clearly more of a cash grab than actually giving care), and it was only when I wad getting a vasectomy done an hour and a half away from my house (closest doctor with more than a 2-star rating and with no horror stories) that he was horrified the previous doctor said "make an appointment if it gets worse" in response to blood and pain when urinating.
The first two also seemed to refuse to accept that my 10-year married ass didn't have an STI despite multiple tests from multiple sources to the contrary and me adamantly expressing that it wasn't a "burning" pain, it was a "tearing" pain.
Sorry, long rant, but yeah, some of us can't really pee sitting down.
That sounds terrible. I am truly sorry
The worst was having to self-cath twice a day for a month, then once a day for a month, to try to stretch it out. It worked...for about 3-4 weeks. Then it slowly started coming back. Not what I would call a good return on investment.
Urologists are awful. Even worse for women. I'm always joking that they are mens doctors as they seem not to know what to do with women. Blood in urine? Must be a period....
I can't imagine how long it would take to get my issue addressed if, after finding I didn't have an STI, they could just fall back on "irregular period" or "cramps."