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Re: Bladder problems ...From: anonymous@obgyn.netSat Jan 3 00:19:34 2004
At Sun, 7 Dec 2003, Tizzie wrote: > >Hi Ladies, I had my lap on 10/21, still in severe pain to this day. But >regarding the bladder issue, about 2 weeks before my surgery I started >having a problem peeing. Didn't understand it, my doctor didn't >understand it so I left it alone since my surgery was coming up. Now I >am still having problems peeing. 9 times out of 10, I have, what I've >been calling "delayed urination" Sometime it's 25 seconds before >anything happens and while I'm waiting I have sharp pains, some that go >straight up to my belly button. It hasn't been better since it started, >and my doctor has me on a "medication" for it that also does absolutely >nothing. He's never mentioned the patch, I'm going to have to ask him >about it. Any side effects or anything I should know about it? I'm >currently seeing a pain mgmt specialist for my severe pain (he does >electrode and ultra sound therapy and friday was my first experience >with acupuncture) and this peeing thing is still driving me crazy. >You're not alone Dena. And thanks for the advice Ginger, take care >ladies.....tizzie. > >At Sat, 6 Dec 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >> >>I had a laparascopy to diagnose/remove endometriosis on Nov 6, 2003. >>Immediately after surgery, I had the same pain you described, only I >>couldn't pee...nothing came out. After trying to pee when I woke up >>from surgery, I had to use the call button, and 2 nurses came running in >>because I was screaming. They had to carry me back to the hospital bed. >>This is the worst pain ever...and this is right after surgery, when I >>was still under the pain medication. It was like someone stabbed me >>with a huge blade that cut into my bladder and urethra...I literally >>felt like they were going to fly out of my body. They gave me more pain >>med, which did nothing, and I suffered like this for 8 hours. Went to >>the ER, was catheterized, and diagnosed with bladder spasms. After >>catheterization, and leaving the catheter in overnight, I was much >>better for about 2 weeks, still had pain, but nothing like the spasms. >>Then, one morning, I got up and peed, and had the intense pain again. I >>have an appointment with a urologist next week, and in the meantime, my >>gyno put me on Oxytrol, a transdermal patch that delivers medication to >>control the spasms. From my research, I'm guessing that my bladder was >>very distended on the day of surgery (within 12 hours the night of >>surgery, 84 ounces (!!!) of urine came out) and the muscles have to >>recover. I have been on antibiotics since the surgery, and they haven't >>done a thing to help the spasms. It might also be trauma from surgery. >> >>Don't know if the info helps, but maybe your doctor could give you the >>patch to try. >> >>Good luck! >>Ginger >> >>At Sat, 26 Oct 2002, Dena wrote: >>.....It's like after I urinate I get this pulsating pain that feels >>>as though it goes around my bladder straight down through my urethra. >>>It's hideous to say the least. This does resemble a bladder infection >>>but not in the way I remember .. its onset is immediate .. no warning >>>.. it is all of a sudden and extremely painful!! I've been to my GYN >>>who treated me for a bacterial infection .. I thought great .. thats >>>all it is and now I can be cured .. NOPE! I went to my regular doc who >>>gave me two rounds of antibiotics for a bladder infection .. didn't >>>help at all... > >-- >tizzie >
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