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What Causes Difficulty In Urinating Post Catheter Removal?
Posted on
Sat, 9 Jul 2016
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Sat, 9 Jul 2016
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Sat, 30 Jul 2016
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Question : when they take out my cathiter after drinking lots the pain is so severe i ask them to re insert it ?
Brief Answer:
Pease, let them reinsert it and only try taking it off in the hospital!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this difficulty urinating after your surgery. This is a well known possible complication of this surgery. I will suggest that we only try to remove this catheter in the hospital and make sure that all is well before letting you go home. Failure on two occasions means we can no longer try this at home. For now, let us get it inserted back and follow on for a couples of days before trying to wean it off again. It will also be very important to make sure the urologist is on board and really investigates further to establish the exact predisposing factors and manage accordingly>
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask of more information and clarifications if need be.
Pease, let them reinsert it and only try taking it off in the hospital!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this difficulty urinating after your surgery. This is a well known possible complication of this surgery. I will suggest that we only try to remove this catheter in the hospital and make sure that all is well before letting you go home. Failure on two occasions means we can no longer try this at home. For now, let us get it inserted back and follow on for a couples of days before trying to wean it off again. It will also be very important to make sure the urologist is on board and really investigates further to establish the exact predisposing factors and manage accordingly>
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask of more information and clarifications if need be.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
so are you just saying this is a complication of the operation.thats not really a answer my question was why is it so pianfull as if bursting to wee but cant
Brief Answer:
This is caused by stenosis!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks fro this precision.
I had no idea you were curious to know what might have gone wrong to be precise. The cause is that there is tendency for the passage to collapse on itself preventing urine from flowing out. This often follows when tissue heals on both sides following surgery and tends to embrace each other. With the foley in place, it serves as a stent and the lumen can't collapse. If this persists, then you may need to have dilation of the passages to alleviate the problem. The difficulty might be that the wound is not fully healed and as such there is no way to actively dilate. Ask the doctor and let's hear what the exact scenario in your case it.
Let me know if this is okay or you there is need for more details. I wish you a speedy recovery.
This is caused by stenosis!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks fro this precision.
I had no idea you were curious to know what might have gone wrong to be precise. The cause is that there is tendency for the passage to collapse on itself preventing urine from flowing out. This often follows when tissue heals on both sides following surgery and tends to embrace each other. With the foley in place, it serves as a stent and the lumen can't collapse. If this persists, then you may need to have dilation of the passages to alleviate the problem. The difficulty might be that the wound is not fully healed and as such there is no way to actively dilate. Ask the doctor and let's hear what the exact scenario in your case it.
Let me know if this is okay or you there is need for more details. I wish you a speedy recovery.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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