hi paul - i will tell you what my surgeon told me.  you have a 90 - 95%
chance of success, which is very good.  

he will go up and remove the scar tissue and do a cutdown is at least
two spots.  it is basically a TURP.  

my surgeon told me that he didn't make the cuts too deep so as to affect
my continence.  

i wore the catheter for 4 days after surgery and removed it at home on
the fifth day.  i have not have any trouble since then.  that was
september 30th.  

i can not offer a reason as to why you require a hospital stay.  mine
was same day surgery and in fact, i got there and checked in by 9am, on
the operating table by 10am and out the door and into the car by 2pm.

hope this helps.

~ curtis

knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional

Hello Paul...

I had this adventure quite a couple of times!!....  I had to go through this
procedure about  5 times total in a years time frame....I was under
anesthesia every time and the procedure lasted about 1/2 hour....I was for
no more than 5 hours total at the hospital.....
I did some research for my past problem with scarring and found out that I
was not the only one with this level of occurrences....based on my
experience, I see no reason for you to be at the hospital for more than 5 to
8 hours if you are having a simple scar tissue removal....

By the way, after the 5th procedure, I have had no more problems.. (4 years
ago)..

Regards for your brother in arms,

Fernando