Anybody having trouble urinating, after radition/surgery/cathaders

I am just the opposite
Winnie,

I am just the opposite. The chemo/rad fried my prostate gland. I pee like a race horse now. That is the only good thing about chemo/rad other than saving our lives.

Kerry

robinvan said:

Hi Winnie
I have a recurrence in my sacrum which was kicking up all manner of neurological trauma last September. Amongst the many issues was an inability to void my bladder. It blew up to full capacity and I was only able to void very small volumes, about every hour. I did not have the sensation of a full bladder or of "needing to urinate". An "overly full" bladder will present as a swelling below the belly-button. I was catheterized for about 6 weeks, during which time I had radiation to the sacrum/rectum. Afterward I regained full bladder function.

You should have this checked out. It is pretty easy to tell if your bladder is full (ultrasound or palpation) and also easy to drain (catheter).

TTFN... Rob; in Vancouver

scar tissue
It could be scar tissue messing with your pipes and valves.

Hope you have that checked
Hope you have that checked out. My husband is stubborn, so he waits until a problem is serious before he'll have it checked. In almost every instance, we could have avoided hospitalization, if we had gone earlier.

Anyway, the reason your post caught my eye is because my husband had radiation in the pelvic area and he's had difficulty with urination ever since (that's been over a year ago). He's had to catheter a little or a lot, and he ended up in the hospital in March because he was dehydrated and he had to get his kidneys back on track.

This isn't intended to scare you, it's intended to inform you that your kidneys aren't anything to play around with. I'd much rather you check with your doctor and it be nothing than to wait too long. You mentioned there is swelling in your abdomen...please don't ignore that.

WinneyPooh said:

Talkeed with one of my docs today
I talked with my surgen today and He was discussing my recent MRI and they found some new mass in the abdomen and i mentioned the urinating thing and he said to get intouch with a urologist so i guess i will hve to deal with that, also.

Best to have things checked out.

Thanks for advice,

Live, Laugh, Play
Winnie

don't you hate it when
don't you hate it when you have to get yet another doctor involved? I have to get a urologist to help with the tubes leading from my left kidney, which is not working. The tube looks to be crushed, probably from a liquid mass that has since been aspirated and was crushing my kidney. So now instead of just a simple takedown on the 20th, I will have multiple surgeries. At least I think the second will be simple process also.

WinneyPooh said:

So many Doctors
I discussed this with my surgen cause on the mri it said i had urinary cist? what ever that ment, he said i need to see a urologist, Ok so when will i have time to do that,
Between all the other,

Its time to run screaming in the streets again, anyone wan to join me

Love YA
Winnie

Know what you mean about all the doctors one needs to see
I just finished my postop chemo this afternoon which means: now I;ll finally make appointment with my lung doctor (who had referred me to all the wonderful people who've kept me alive)as I haven't seen him since preop tests (tho he did visit almost everyday in hosp while I was recuperating); also need to see urologist on nocturnal urination which has caused me problems since colostomy, as has other difficulty I'll see urologist for. While undErgoing chemo, that was enough-could not deal with any other physicians. Now I will, including pediatrist, maybe a dentist, definitely need new glasses (REAL SOON)so need to have eyes examed (I know there's a big "E" there, I just can't see it w/o glasses) ....Hope all goes well by you, Winnie...steve