How Long Does It Take Now?
 

This routine act seems to be occupying an undue amount of time nowadays. I've got places to go, people to see. Why am I now planted at the urinal for nearly a minute, when in my youth I swear it took but a few seconds?

Is it taking you longer? It this one of the blessings of aging?

Longer? Yes. Blessing? No.

Ian

Ahh, yes. The aging of the plumbing.

Nothing else on Gods' Green Earth will keep you more humble.

what?!!

pissing is gonna get more challenging? horray!

Hopefully it is Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy - BPH. Other possibilities include prostatitis and cancer. See your doc - you need an exam.... urinalysis, blood test for PSA - Prostate specific antigen. Options for treatment include medications, surgery etc. Ignore it and you can damage your bladder, kidneys etc.

No more standing back five feet from the urinal with your hands on your waist arching a big stream of pee into the hole ! Aging sucks.

you DO need to see your PCP and get tested periodically

can still do this at 43-

remember when you could write your name in script when peeing? Now I spell it out in Morse Code.

check back here at 53 and 63...

Seriously, now. Is 40 seconds from "full" to "empty" too long?

How many beers did you drink before peeing?

Not a urologist and no prostate trouble but a couple of questions seem prudent. Does empty feel like empty? Is it an effort to pee? Does your stream sputter? Has this issue suddenly gotten worse?

Beers hell......COFFEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Empty feels entirely void. No pain, burning, or unusual sensations. No sudden onset, just been noticing the task getting slower over the last few years. No sputtering. Stream starts off pretty strong, not "five foot range" type strong, but writing in the snow would be feasible. But after 20 seconds it then slows and sort of limps along for the last 10 seconds. I seem to remember going full blast for most of the process, in prior decades. I deny standing at the urinal, tracking the second hand on my watch as the business proceeds. And there will be no video.

I swear I used to be able to deliver about a half-gallon in under ten seconds.

My GF says that two things on men just keep growing. Our prostates and our noses. And bellies.

Beautiful.

I just do my initials.

I'd say if you're over 60, it's not uncommon at all. If less than 50, seems kinda odd. Either way, if you haven't seen a doc in a while, this might be your sign.

Can still sign my name in the snow....

J.B. Smi......

+1 on this. I have a six monthly psa blood test. I have an enlarged prostate and peeing takes a long time, not continuous, have to pee frequently etc. Am 66. My wife's side all the men have psa problems, one brother has had prostate and bladder removed. Take this seriously . If in doubt go see the doctor. I am not a med. professional.

I'm 49 and closing on 50. I had my last physical about 4 mo ago, though didn't start the prostate exam and colonoscopy routine yet. I'll set up a doctor's appt in the New Year. Fun stuff!

Roto-rooter, that's the name and away go troubles, down the drain....

I drink at least 64 oz. of high alkali water every day (16 oz. when I wake up, another 16 oz. 20 min. later to start the day).

Just shook the dew off my bladder stem; still pissin' like a racehorse. :)

We ain't no different than plants - we ain't well watered, we wither an' droop.

And EARS!

The best analogy I saw (on TV) that made sense to me was a demonstration by a urologist comparing the prostate to a bagel where ther urethra goes through the center. He showed one with a large center hole as normal and one with a constricted center hole. The constricted one was supposedly how it gets as you age.

My Father had a "roto rooter" done to his uretha a couple of years ago. Not nice, but he's "going fine" now.

At a recent large convention at a large hotel I walked into the men's room many steps behind a man in his late 70s or early 80s. I had a bladder full of used beer to get rid of. A kid that was very early teenager or younger was behind me walking in. The line of urinals was just three across. The old man picked the left one, I went for the far right and the kid went for the renaming middle stall. The kid unzipped and within 1/10 of a second it was obvious he had a strong stream flowing. I got going and was just feeling relief when the kid was done and gone. The old man muttered "show off" as the kid left. I was almost done with getting rid of a couple of beers before the old man got started. The acoustics of the urinals made it easy to know what was happening.