Hi John, I have been using the Cure Catheter 14 Fr. hydrophilic coated with water packet and gripper for about 5-6 weeks now. reorder number HM14. I started with 6 times per day for the first 2 weeks...
Hang in there John - prayers sent for your recovery!...
All the details of my progress - I was able to remove the permanent cath after 55 days and go to self cath last week. I was very afraid to try it but i got encouragement from friends here. The self...
My iPSS urinary evaluation sheet score was 6-7 & I would have been delighted if symptoms remained the same - and prostate was 35 cc - supposedly per mri my prostate was somewhere between 35-40cc...
7/6/18 Update I was able to pass the voiding test today - they put in 300ml water and I was able to urinate 270 ml back out. I was able to pee a very slow stream which was a big improvement over last...
Thank you Saipan and Tall Allen - Any success stories on resolving long term urine retention after Brachytherapy - I would love to hear what you did ......
can you message a member on this board or you only wait for a response to your thread?...
Tall Allen - An alpha blocker (Rapaflo, Flomax, etc,) may help with the flow issues. Avoid cystoscopy and other instrumentation - treat conservatively. What is your suggestion under treat...
I am on cath for 4.5 weeks now after brachytherapy... I know this is not common but checking for any others who may have had this condition... I did find the one other thread 8 yrs old and did not...
Hi - glad to find this thread many years later...it is giving me hope I am on cath for 4 weeks now after brachytherapy... 1st 5 days torture...Dr said I was constipated not urine retention went to dr...