David,
Welcome back. Quick answers:
- It is Arterial bleeding (you do not have a large amount of bleed)
- Some docs do mitomycin, some don't. Can turn urine greenish blue
- The catheter would have been left in place if you had much bleeding - blood hurts as it passes, the catheter is to reduce pain (the catheter is unwelcomed by me
- Burning, cant go but feel the urge and small clots are normal, as is cramping and bladder aches and pains. You will get used to it.
- *IF* you respond to tylenol #3, yes it will help. All depends on what painmed works for you. I use something stronger, and always have "the drug discussion" because of it.
-There is more to the AZO direction than you quoted. You know why you are using it, and you have your doctor's blessing to use it. Use in only as long as it works, you may not even need it after a couple of days. I was not told to discontinue it, and have gone 4 or 5 days (this is not medical advice) but that is what I do with tyhre doc knowing it.
Take the tylenol #3 and the azo, Azo turns urine pumpkin orange; very seasonal. You need to start drinking LOTS of liquid (I do 4 liters a day)to flush the bladder, wich means you will urinate a lot. Make it as comfortable as possible.
Expect symptoms to lessen over a couple of days, but frequency and some burning etc will take a while to clear.
Your mileage may vary, everybody is different.
I trust you were warned about calling in for a major bleed or a a true inability to urinate lasting some number of hours. Dont ignore that - call the doc for advice if those happen.
Welcome to the club
Best
Jack