I am just about 5-1/2 weeks out from my first surgery so have had my colon removed, S-Pouch creation and a temp loop ileostomy. To give a little bit of background: right after surgery I had a foley catheter in my bladder so I didn't have to worry about going to the bathroom for the first two days. Once the catheter was removed, I was having a terrible time urinating. I would feel like I had to go really bad but only drops would come out. Sometimes I could get up to about 50 ml but that was all. They would test my bladder and I would still have 400 - 800 ml in my bladder to they would use a straight catheter to empty my bladder. They did this 2-3 times and then I was able to urinate but it just didn't feel right. They said it was just from the surgery. When I got home - it continued to not feel right and then started burning. I was tested for urinary tract infection and tested positive for an E.Coli urinary tract infection. I took antibiotics that cleared this up and was tested again it was negative.
That brings us to today.....when I go to the bathroom - I feel a strong urgency to go but when I get in there - I really have to concentrate and strain a little bit for it to start. When it does start, it doesn't seem to empty all the way either. I can sit for a few minutes or turn the water on and usually get a little more out but it doesn't feel normal or complete like it did pre-surgery. It also seems like many times, I also have liquid output from the rectum at the same time I am urinating even though I have a loop ileostomy. In addition, I can't really feel the urine or the discharge from the pouch coming out. It is like the entire area down there is numb. I know it is coming out because I can hear everything hitting the toilet but I just can't feel it.
I am getting worried about this since I am 5-1/2 weeks out from surgery. Has anyone experienced this? Is this normal? Is it possible there could be nerve damage or something else I need to worry about?
Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Wendy
That brings us to today.....when I go to the bathroom - I feel a strong urgency to go but when I get in there - I really have to concentrate and strain a little bit for it to start. When it does start, it doesn't seem to empty all the way either. I can sit for a few minutes or turn the water on and usually get a little more out but it doesn't feel normal or complete like it did pre-surgery. It also seems like many times, I also have liquid output from the rectum at the same time I am urinating even though I have a loop ileostomy. In addition, I can't really feel the urine or the discharge from the pouch coming out. It is like the entire area down there is numb. I know it is coming out because I can hear everything hitting the toilet but I just can't feel it.
I am getting worried about this since I am 5-1/2 weeks out from surgery. Has anyone experienced this? Is this normal? Is it possible there could be nerve damage or something else I need to worry about?
Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Wendy