What causes thickening of foreskin and bleeding?
Patient: I am 59 year old male.  My foreskin is getting thicker, harder and I can't control where my urine goes.  It goes everywhere.  I have also found blood spots in my underwear a couple of times, months apart.  I had a urinalysis and blood was found.  I had a couple of heart attacks last year, but my heart is doing great!  I had 2 stints put in.  I take plavix, metropolol, simvistatin, lisinopril, and an 85mg aspirin daily.  I will be seeing a urinologist in a month, but I am worried.  Would like to have some idea what may be going on.  I am overweight.  I have arthritis.  I don't drink or smoke and have never used drugs.  I do use tylenol 3 and percoset for pain of the arthritis.  I am not very active due to the arthritis pain.  I have a degenerated disk in my low back, along with arthritis there.  I have no pain urinating or in my kidneys.  I have no difficulty urinating, except for the control of where it goes because of the foreskin.  I have no problems with erections.  Can you give me a little insight into what may be some of the things that may cause this bleeding?  Thanks. Doctor: Hello,  It may be due to conditions like chordae or phimosis.  Consult a urologist and get evaluated.  Most probably you will require a circumcision.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain,  General & Family Physician