Optilume Stricture Treatment

User

Posted 02 Nov 2025 at 15:50

As I've previously discussed in my main thread, following RARP in 2017 I developed a stricture. I had it dilated in 2020 and have self catherterised regularly ever since. Following a chat with the specialist Andrology Nurse recently I will be screened for suitability for the Optilume procedure which has recently become available in my area and is now fairly widely used in the NHS.

Has anyone here had the procedure? Im looking for feedback back from men who have had it done please.

Cheers

Bill

Edited by member 03 Nov 2025 at 06:09 | Reason: Not specified

User

Posted 05 Nov 2025 at 06:06

Hi Adrian, thanks for the link. The report is from 2021 and Optilume has become more widely used since then although I have found no other information on other trials but the fact that it's wider use in the NHS is as a result of this trial is positive.

It seems no posters on here have had the procedure.

I intend to go ahead with it if offered after screening and will update here for those who are interested.

Cheers

Bill

Edited by member 05 Nov 2025 at 06:06 | Reason: Typo

User

Posted 11 Feb 2026 at 20:32

I had the Optilume procedure for a urethral stricture at the beginning of this week under GA.

In first thing and out by lunch time with pain killers. No catheter. Minimal disconfert but for less than 48 hours. No pain killers next day. no more self catherterising if it works. So far so good but time will tell.

Cheers Bill

User

Posted 03 Nov 2025 at 08:48

Hi, Bill.

I've no personal experience of the procedure, mate. However this link does contain lots of information on Optilume. Including expert opinion and a bit of research on its efficiency.

https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib241

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User

Posted 03 Nov 2025 at 08:48

Hi, Bill.

I've no personal experience of the procedure, mate. However this link does contain lots of information on Optilume. Including expert opinion and a bit of research on its efficiency.

https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib241

User

Posted 05 Nov 2025 at 06:06

It seems no posters on here have had the procedure.

I intend to go ahead with it if offered after screening and will update here for those who are interested.

Cheers

Bill

Edited by member 05 Nov 2025 at 06:06 | Reason: Typo

User

Posted 11 Feb 2026 at 20:32

I had the Optilume procedure for a urethral stricture at the beginning of this week under GA.

Cheers Bill

User

Posted 11 Feb 2026 at 20:49

Hi Bill. I am pleased to hear the procedure went well. I had my Urethral dilation for strictures Jan 2025 but Optilume wasn't available. Despite self catheterising weekly, the flow isn't what it was 12 months ago. It's not yet causing me any problems but I suspect I will eventually need a repeat procedure. Hopefully Optilume will be available in my NHS Trust by that time. Please keep us posted on how things go.

User

Posted 12 Feb 2026 at 07:31

Hi Bill

Thanks for the update and fingers crossed that the procedure works.

Interesting that you came out with no catheter. All the accounts that I've read so far (all from the USA I think) have involved having catheters afterwards for varying periods. Being able to forgo this would be another bonus.

Best wishes for the future. Keep us posted.

Kevin

User

Posted 20 Feb 2026 at 08:15

Hi Bill

Thanks for the update, glad to hear that it went well and gives us all a bit of hope for a longer term solution. I’m still self catheterising every other day, have a meeting with the consultant next week and so will mention Optilume again.

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