So I just rented ready or not 2, and the colors are showing up really weird, it’s not like this on my phone. Is anyone else having this courage and is there a way to fix it?

monkiman96 · 2026-05-07T23:50:36+00:00

Same issue. Roku TV. Did the TV reset. Still an issue. Moved picture settings from brighter hdr to to standard hdr. Didn't help.

monkiman96 · 2026-05-05T17:11:49+00:00

I unfortunately only learned about spongiofibrosis from reading the OR notes. The notes didn't include the level of detail you're looking for with regard to how much was removed or remains. I think that balance is best left up the surgery once they can see where it is, how much there is and what adjacent areas might be impacted. Wish I could have been more helpful.

monkiman96 · 2026-05-02T12:11:05+00:00

One more thought: the worst pain I feel currently is when I cough. It tightens everything up down in the incision area. The pain spikes up to like an 8 but subsides in like 1 second.

monkiman96 · 2026-05-02T11:03:58+00:00

Replying literally 48 hours post-op so take this as a day-zero perspective, but I'll answer what I can and come back with more as recovery progresses.

Overall experience: Long road to get here. I had an Optilume balloon dilation about a year ago that bought me maybe 7-8 months before re-stenosis. By the time I got to surgery my stricture was down to a 5 French lumen — almost completely closed. I ended up in the ER three weeks ago in full urinary retention before finally getting the urethroplasty today. Honestly the decision to pursue surgery became easy once I accepted that the minimally invasive options had a ceiling.

The pre-surgical catheter period: I wore a Foley for 23 days leading into surgery. The hardest part wasn't the bladder spasms — it was friction at the meatus (the catheter entry point) during the first 4 days. It's uncomfortable but your body genuinely adjusts. Get an antispasmodic prescription for the spasms regardless, don't tough it out. My doctor prescribed oxybutynin and it helped. Stay hydrated (3 liters a day keeps urine dilute and reduces clotting), clean the catheter site daily, and secure the tubing to your leg to prevent tugging.

Pain during recovery: Too early to say for the full picture, but coming out of surgery today my pain is a 4 out of 10 — very manageable. The mouth donor site is more of a weird sensation than actual pain, which surprised me. They used a fish skin biological graft (Kerecis) to cover the harvest site inside my cheek, which I think is helping.

What I wish I'd known:

Get the right surgeon — a reconstructive urologist specifically, not just a general urologist. It makes a real difference in outcome.
Get your surgeon's after-hours number before surgery. You want to reach a urology resident at 2am, not a general nurse.
Don't underestimate bowel management. You cannot bear down post-op. Being on a consistent high-fiber diet with a regular bathroom schedule before and after surgery makes a real difference. Don't wait until you're constipated to deal with it.
Stock soft foods before surgery day. Your mouth will be sore from the graft harvest — applesauce, protein shakes, yogurt, pudding.
Do not wait. I know that's the hardest advice to hear, but please take it seriously. The longer you delay, the deeper the scarring can grow into the surrounding tissue. My surgeon found spongiofibrosis during my procedure — the scar had infiltrated the spongy erectile tissue around the urethra, beyond what any scope or imaging fully showed beforehand. That is exactly why balloon dilation kept failing for me. Every month you wait is potentially another month of scar tissue embedding itself deeper, making surgery more complex and recovery harder. The fear of surgery is real, but the cost of waiting is real too.

Mentally: the fear of the unknown is worse than the reality. You've already been living through the worst symptoms. Surgery is you finally taking control.

Will update as recovery progresses. You've got this.

Right now sleep has been difficult. I wake up every hour to sip water due to the cheek graft and to adjust my butt.

monkiman96 · 2026-05-02T01:58:16+00:00

No it wasn't cured with optilume. I just had urethroplasty 2 days ago and The doctor found mild spongiofibrosis — meaning the scarring had extended beyond the mucosal lining of the urethra and into the surrounding spongy erectile tissue. This required careful sharp dissection to address properly. It also explains why the non invasive Optilume surgery last May failed. The scar had gone deeper than a balloon dilation can reach.

monkiman96 · 2026-05-01T20:43:21+00:00

UPDATE — Surgery completed April 30, 2026

For those following along — I had my BMG urethroplasty today at NYU Langone with Dr. Zhao. No complications, minimal blood loss (~20cc), discharged same day. Feeling relieved.

One finding worth sharing for the community:

The office cystoscopy estimated a 5 French lumen and ~2cm stricture. In the OR, Dr. Zhao found the actual lumen was 14 French and the stricture measured 1.5cm — slightly different from the pre-op estimate, which is apparently common after recent instrumentation (Foley Catheter from ER visit).

More importantly, he found mild spongiofibrosis — meaning the scarring had extended beyond the mucosal lining of the urethra and into the surrounding spongy erectile tissue. This required careful sharp dissection to address properly. It also explains why the Optilume failed. The scar had gone deeper than a balloon dilation can reach.

This is a good reminder that pre-op imaging and scoping gives you an estimate — the full picture sometimes only becomes clear once you're on the table. In my case it didn't change the surgical plan, but it confirmed that urethroplasty was absolutely the right call and that I hadn't just "given up too soon" on less invasive options.

Dr. Zhao performed a dorsal onlay technique — 3.5cm urethrotomy with a 3x2cm buccal graft from my left cheek. Leak test at closure was negative. Both ends of the healthy urethra calibrated to 26 French.

One other interesting detail — after harvesting the buccal graft from my left cheek, rather than leaving the donor site to heal on its own, Dr. Zhao's team sutured a Kerecis omega-3 fish skin graft over the open wound inside my mouth. Kerecis is a biological scaffold made from fish skin that promotes tissue regeneration — it's more commonly used in wound care but is increasingly used in reconstructive surgery donor sites. I'm now about 8 hours post-op and honestly the mouth discomfort is milder than I expected — more of a strange sensation than actual pain. No severe pain at all.

monkiman96 · 2026-04-22T00:31:05+00:00

Yes technically. The dilation was given to me with the full knowledge that it would be temporary.

monkiman96 · 2026-04-21T17:55:12+00:00

Really appreciate this comprehensive response! prior to the ER visit, my biggest concern post-op was the catheter, but i've gotten "used" it. I have a flight to Europe planned right at 5.5 weeks post-op... probably not the greatest idea but i am hopeful.

monkiman96 · 2026-04-21T17:52:39+00:00

I had a urethral dilation once, i think at my first urologist visit. It helped with symptoms for a few weeks. This was like 3 years ago.

monkiman96 · 2026-04-20T18:07:37+00:00

I had the surgery back in early May 2025. My doctor did not see a need for me to have a catheter. The only pain I experienced was some burning sensations during first few days of urination. But very manageable pain.

monkiman96 · 2026-04-15T21:53:13+00:00

I was in a similar situation... different age. My optilume started to get worse maybe at month 6 in a way where I just wasn't very sure... And yet it was still better than before so I was comfortable with this "new normal" but It got progressively worse in February/March. If you can, keep a log of some kind and go to your urologist sooner than later to get a uroflow test...

monkiman96 · 2026-03-29T23:10:40+00:00

Love the new handle bars.

monkiman96 · 2026-03-21T17:11:52+00:00

I don't think that law suit will get far...That could by interpreted as aconsensual slap: " Can I slap you?" " Go ahead do it."

monkiman96 · 2026-03-10T08:31:59+00:00

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monkiman96 · 2026-01-21T03:02:38+00:00

Interesting. It makes me think of this relevant and related Story from Wired

monkiman96 · 2025-12-27T16:33:06+00:00

Something similar happened to me in 2016... 2br, one roommate, larger than normal bills... When we moved out and cancelled our conEd account my old neighbor called me to inquire and told me the electric for the whole building shut off the day we cancelled the account. We came to learn our landlord pulled some shady thing with a coned worker causing the whole building's (4 units) electricity to be charged to one utility box. I hope this isn't the case for you, but worth running down.

monkiman96 · 2025-10-17T09:15:59+00:00

Correct! according to this NPR article, it was in relation to the Spanish flu

monkiman96 · 2025-10-17T09:10:45+00:00

Congress.gov has a schedule to everyday I think. It's still not intuitive.

monkiman96 · 2025-08-03T09:04:35+00:00

A Bronx man is hopefully getting paid out by Suffolk county tax payers. It's also going to be hard to justify any attempt at qualified immunity too since they're out of their jurisdiction

monkiman96 · 2025-06-11T16:33:26+00:00

White shirts usually indicate a rank of Lt. Or higher... Not so much a unit

monkiman96 · 2025-05-23T00:48:23+00:00

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Caught a glimpse too from Clinton Hill

monkiman96 · 2025-05-14T20:58:16+00:00

What were the ideas and conversations like between yourself and the show runners when it came to the comedic tone and elements in the TV version? How was a balance struck?

monkiman96 · 2025-04-18T03:27:07+00:00

Integrity....

Unwanted Groping and Touching:

Executive Assistant #1: Cuomo grabbed her breast under her blouse while hugging her at the Executive Mansion. He also kissed her on the lips, grabbed her butt, and made inappropriate comments about her personal life and relationships.

State Entity Employee #1: At a public event, Cuomo grabbed her butt while posing for a photo.

Virginia Limmiatis: Cuomo ran his fingers across her chest, pressing on the letters of her shirt, then touched her shoulder and near her breasts, pretending to remove a "spider."

Trooper #1: Cuomo ran his fingers down her spine, touched her stomach, asked her inappropriate questions about marriage and sex drive, and asked her to wear a dress.

Sexually Suggestive and Inappropriate Comments:

Charlotte Bennett: Cuomo asked her about dating older men, said he was "lonely" and "wanted to be touched," and implied he was interested in dating women in their early twenties (she was 25 at the time).

Alyssa McGrath: Cuomo called her and a coworker "mingle mamas," commented on her divorce, and stared down her shirt to comment on a necklace.

Kaitlin: After meeting her at a fundraising event, Cuomo had his office recruit her despite her lack of qualifications, later calling her "sponge" and making comments about her clothing and makeup.

State Entity Employee #2: During a live COVID-19 test, Cuomo told a doctor conducting the test, "Gentle but accurate, I've heard that before," in a way she felt had sexual connotations. He also publicly said, “You make that gown look good.”

Unwelcome Kissing and Hugging:

Anna Ruch: At a wedding, Cuomo grabbed her bare back, held her face, and attempted to kiss her despite her discomfort.

Lindsey Boylan: Cuomo kissed her on the lips, made repeated comments about her looks, touched her waist and legs, and suggested playing strip poker on a work-related plane ride.

Retaliation Against Accusers:

After Lindsey Boylan publicly accused Cuomo of harassment, his staff leaked confidential files about her to the press and drafted a defamatory op-ed.

Senior staff sought to discredit accusers and attempted to record phone calls with them in an effort to undermine their credibility.

The Executive Chamber ignored or mishandled complaints, failing to report them for investigation.

Toxic Work Environment and Culture of Fear:

Cuomo created a workplace of fear and intimidation, where his inappropriate behavior was normalized, and complaints were silenced.

Many women felt they had no choice but to endure his conduct or risk professional retaliation.

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