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In early 2021, Scott Bridges was staying with his son in Sandy, Utah, when he awakened one morning unable to urinate. Over 16 frustrating hours, the 64-year-old kept returning to the bathroom without being able to pass any urine.
Throughout the day, his situation only became more painful until he decided to go to a nearby urgent care. A nurse inserted a catheter and drained over a liter from his bladder.
“I had this attack with my prostate, and it just shut me down,” Scott recalls. “It stopped me in my tracks.”
The next day, Scott traveled to Washington State, only to again find he could not urinate. After he went to a local ER, he ended up wearing a catheter for six weeks.