Re: Re: has this happened to anyone else - post myo?

[Guest guest]

I am 2 weeks post-myo and was planning to ask my MD the same question during

my post-op visit. The post-op visit was postponed and I asked the nurse. (I

haven't had the chance to post the question here where I knew someone would have

the answer.)

I still do not feel the urge to urinate. As Sunny said, I feel the pressure

if I wait too long. I just try to go to the bathoorm every few hours. It is a

strange experience but the nurse said it was normal post-op.

In a message dated 5/14/2004 12:53:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

sun2dae@... writes:

YES. This was true for me the first 2-3 days after surgery -- I knew

I had to go but I didn't get the " urge. " I believe it's been written

about here before -- it has something to do with the nerves getting

shocked. Also sometimes the flow would " stop-n-go. " It all gradually

came back over the next week or so. I am 5 mos. post myo now and

urinating is normal which is a great relief (before I had pressure

issues).

I would say if it seemed normal immediately after surgery and this is

a NEW symptom, then that's something different.

Call your doctor and check -- we are good for advice here but nobody

should rely on a list for diagnosis etc.

Congratulations on being post-myo!

Sunny

> One week since my myo. Had the surgery because of excessive

menstrual bleeding. Never had any bladder issues, but now, my bladder won't

notify me when it is time to urinate!

[Guest guest]

I had problems with my bladder post-myo as well. I got several urinary tract

infections and often felt like I had a full bladder, but couldn't make myself

go. I was referred to a urologist, who after some testing explained that due to

the proximity of the bladder to the uterus, it is often disrupted during surgery

such as myomectomies, adn most often resolves itself. The nerves to my bladder

were disrupted and the sphincter that opens and closes the bladder was not

functioning properly, allowing some of the urine to excape back into the

bladder, causing infections. This is not your situation, I know, but perhaps

something similar happened during your myo that disrupted your bladder. Good

news is it did resolve itself eventually and everything is working fine now. If

you do not improve, you can always ask for a referral to a urologist to make

sure everything is fine. The urologist also did a much better job of explaining

what was happening with my bladder as it related to the

myomectomy.

Emailgs@... wrote:

I still do not feel the urge to urinate. As Sunny said, I feel the pressure

if I wait too long. I just try to go to the bathoorm every few hours. It is a

strange experience but the nurse said it was normal post-op.

In a message dated 5/14/2004 12:53:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

sun2dae@... writes:

This was true for me the first 2-3 days after surgery -- I knew

I had to go but I didn't get the " urge. "