Update

Hi

Things not to good, Just arrived home after being admitted to hospital on the 28th Nov due to severe pain. As some of you will be aware I had two operations on the 23rd Nov to sort out some long term issues which all went well, I was experiencing a lot of pain but was expecting this to be the case as one of the operations was quite invasive. On the 27th I noticed that I was getting a lot of urinary retention and that night did not get any sleep due to severe pain, in the morning I went to A&E and was taken straight through to the emergency care unit for assessment and was fitted with a catheter to help and it was decided to keep me in for observation so was put upto the emergency admissions ward.

They felt that it was due to the hemorrhoidoctomy operation I had but have not ruled out the following 1) General anesthetic can sometimes cause urinary retention for unexplained reasons or 2) An infection of the urinary tract. I have been allowed home with catheter attached but with a valve not bag which is quite uncomfortable, I am to have this out in 1 week's time and have been given Tamsulosin XL to help. Hopefully things will sort themselves out.

During the period in hospital my anxiety was not to bad as I new I was in good hands as my local hospital has a very good reputation but beginning to feel anxious about when the catheter is taken out and weather things will be back to normal and fighting the urge to google.

Ben

Dear Ben,

I am glad you went to Accident and Emergency with your problem as that was very wise.

I understand your anticipatory anxiety but please try to use your CBT skills to stay grounded. You will be OK so come here and keep posting your progress.

My hubby had Prostate Cancer 3 years ago and had to come home with catheter for a week.  He, too, was concerned re what would happen when catheter was removed.  He did have some incontinence for several weeks which frustrated him but things did settle back down to normal. 

During surgery, anesthesia is often administered to block pain signals, and fluid is given intravenously to compensate for possible blood loss. The combination may result in a full bladder with impaired nerve function. Consequently, many patients have urinary retention after surgery.

I am glad you have confidence in your Doctor and your hospital so keep on believing that this problem will be resolved.

Here for you always and sending you lots of good vibes.

Gentle Hugs

Kitt

Hi Guys

Cheers for the reply's. Scaredy Cat you are right it was very painful getting the catheter put in but hardly noticed them taking it out the first time but complete bummer getting it back in. Its good to here from people who have had this done and have had the problem sorted.
I will keep you posted.

Ben