How do you prepare the bladder for storing a average amount of urine after wearing a catheter for many weeks? At present I can only manage 1/3 to 1/2 the average. Not too good for traveling, going to theatre, shopping etc.
View 43 RepliesMy Mother (65 years) have hypotonic bladder and she do self catheter. she is doing it on regular basis in every 4 hours every day. But she is facing critical Digestive system problems very frequently. Problem involves non-digestion and Gastric problem. she have to take stool softener medicine almost every alternate day.
View 1 RepliesWhy am I in so much lower back pain, left side and my bladder hurts, I've had a vaginal hysterectomy and posterior repair. It can't be a water infection as I'm just finish the a course of antibiotic. Really fed up now. Is anyone else the same?
View 44 RepliesI'm Having Back Pain Is This Normal .?.
View 3 RepliesIs it possible to have endometriosis in the gall bladder even though the tests for gallbladder problems comes back negative or normal?
View 4 RepliesI was diagnosed with hypo this past november but i started feeling sick in september of 2011 when i was 17, im 19 now and my life has changed drastically due to this! My hair was falling out at a rapid rate, i was gaining weight even though i barely eat and had some really bad mood swings! Went to the doc and prescribed me levothyroxine 50mg it has been 9months since im on this medication, my levels are back to normal but i still feel as though nothing has changed, my hair is falling out i'm almost bald, its really hard to lose weight and according to my mom i have become unbearable! How long does it take to see actual progress with levothyroxine? does your hair grow back at all? will i ever feel better? i just want my life back :'( I had take a year off university because of this and i need to know if anything is gonna change! I'm sorry for the long note i'm just fed up and frustrated, thank you for your time i really appreciate it :D
View 5 RepliesSince August of 2013 I have had 6/7 bladder infections. I have lost around 30 pounds without changing much about my diet or exercising more regularly. I have been experiencing pain in my lower back on the left side and want to know if it should be something I should be concerned with. I have had bad back pain for around 2 years now but this pain is a little more specific. August was the first time I have had a bladder infection however when i was 16 (21 now) when I went in for a physical and was told I had a bladder infection. I didn't feel any pain so I didn't take the medicine prescribed. I went in to see a doctor when I was overseas for another bladder infection and they took an X-ray of my kidneys about 3 weeks ago and they didn't find anything. They told me that I did have a problem emptying my bladder. I had an ultrasound done and had to drink water before hand and when I emptied my bladder the ultrasound after my bladder was still full. I don't remember exactly what they called it. I just finished a month long round of antibiotics for a bladder infection and it is still not gone. Before this medication about a week before I was on a week long medicine for a bladder infection and it returned a week later.
View 1 RepliesI recently left hospital and during my stay had a catheter inserted, since returning home I am suffering from bouts of weeing in my sleep. Is this normal and will it pass?
View 1 RepliesMy husband had his prostate removed laparoscopically for prostate cancer. The surgery went well. He had a catheter for a week. It was removed and all seemed well. Good control, no leakage. None of the things he feared. But then urine flow slowed then stopped, and we had to go to the ER to have a catheter re-inserted, 16 hours after removal (OF COURSE this could not happen during office hours, so we could just go to the urologist). 2 days later it was removed again. This time he lasted 50 hours before it slowed to a trickle again. He had decided to go to work that day. In the interim I had read about taking hot baths to relax the urethra and bladder and taking ibuprofen to reduce swelling. The flow had already been stopped 5 hours before I knew of it and could suggest them. He tried those, but it was too late; no idea if they would have helped anyway. Doctors office said probably not.
What can he do to keep things open? All along he has been drinking a lot and urinating frequently, as instructed. The only exception has been at night (he usually gets up once, but will set his alarm more often if it will help).
It is now just five months since my RTHR and I think I'm back to normal. So hands up all you hippies who think, as I do, that, as a reward for my extraordinary courage and being a model patient, my wife should now allow me to purchase that lovely little classic sports coupé that I've seen for sale (quite cheaply) on the Internet.
View 52 RepliesMy husband got a fatty liver disease and enlarged liver. he hadn't no pain at all, no bleeding in urine at all. he happened to found out by test while in life cover.
well i want to know why he had to wait until january for more test? will enlarge liver/fatty liver can back to normal itself?
I'm 30 years old and have 6 children, this operation is taking over my life !! I'm starting to get really depressed and switching off to everyone, I've been really repressed a few years ago when with my X as we have 4 children together, before this opp my life was perfect, I'm getting married next year, found my perfect man and got 2 kids together now (6 in our eyes) and now everything seams to be falling apart because of me and Thai operation !!
They say don't lift anything more than a kettle full, but I'm in th real world and I'm sure unless your childless and don't work you can follow the rule exactly but I am struggling already and my help goes next week when I'm 5 weeks post opp, I do have help most days BUT not to be able to pick my 6 month old up is killing me.
Did any of you mommies have your breasts go back to normal after nursing or did they stay a bigger size naturally?
View 1 RepliesI'm 37, my hight 1.80 and I weight 79 kg. My average blood pressure is 138/90. My GP prescribed me Ramipril 1.25mg.
I reduced my salt intake, stopped drinking caffeine, stopped drinking alcohol and started going to the gym regularly. I completely changed my life style.
What I would like to know is: If my blood pressure comes back to normal after the treatment, can I stop taking blood pressure medicine or I have to take it for the rest of my life?
I'm 20 weeks today with my first. I'm not sure of I've felt time move yet. Is that normal?
View 3 RepliesIs that normal? And my doctor even told me he's really hairy... How is that possible she could tell he's hairy? Lol sounds like a dumb question but yeah I'm a ftm.
View 4 RepliesIm 15 weeks is it normal for me to spot after i have sex?
View 2 Replies#33 weeks , is.it normal to spot?
View 3 RepliesI am 23 weeks and started leaking colostrum. This is my first pregnancy. Is this a good or bad sign?
View 1 RepliesI'm 34wks 26yrs young & this is my 1st baby I was wondering is it OK if my breast haven't started secreting milk yet?
View 9 RepliesI had a medical abortion on 16th august and i bleed heavily for 10 days and heavy clothing was also there.. Suddenly after 1 week i again started bleeding..i visited to doctor.she did ultrasound and said minor tissues are still there, may be that comes outside with your next due date..which should be september 16 and she gave me some medicines. After 1 week i got fine and only sighting was there. I again started bleeding like periods on 12 september and got fine after 6 or 7 days but spotting and little clothing is still there..
Now its been 6 weeks almost and still there is little spotting and little clotting..like 1-2 drops daily
is it normal or is it fine.?