Urine retention after cystoscopy.

Hi Ma Baker. No personal experience but we have seen similar on here before where the cystoscope has caused some trauma leading to blockages. In those cases things have healed ok while the catheter does its job. I hope it's something similar for your husband and all turns out well. Best wishes.

Hi - my husband had TURBT surgery to remove 2 tumours last year.  He could not empty his bladder after the op so was kept in overnight with a catheter in.  Next day he still couldn't empty his bladder sufficiently for them to be able to discharge him so he was sent home with a catheter fitted for 8 days.  District nurse removed it at home.  He still has problems completely emptying his bladder and was put on self catheterisation just over a year ago.  Does it twice a day himself with no problems.  Just to ensure his bladder is emptied and stale urine is not turning to "soup" as his consultant put it!  He was also put on Tamsulosin for life as his prostate is slightly enlarged.  

Thanks Rily and Elpie Bee for your replies, the district nurse should come to remove the catheter so will have to see how it goes, hubby is still struggling a bit, this has really knocked him for six, the hospital phoned to see how he was and advised to contact our GP if we have any concerns, that could very well be stressful to say the least.

Hi Ma Baker,Fingers crossed that your husband is able to go once the catheter is removed.I hope he feels better soon.Love and best wishes Jane x

Thanks Jane, it certainly is a roller coaster, definitely with no guarantees on the way, hope you’re feeling better and nearly finished with the paperwork, I had to sort out my mum and dads “bits” and there was nothing compared to what you have to get through, Jean x

Thanks Jean,It must be rotten for your husband and a worry for you both.Before cancer I started to go into retention after a TURBT.They were saying that they would have to put the catheter back in but strangely after a walk around the ward and massaging the bladder area I started going again.It was painful though.Still not feeling well but at least the paperwork pile is shrinking.Love to you both Jane xx

Thanks, Hope you get on ok next week, although you are sorting everything out it’s not just down to you, a bit of help would not go amiss, especially with what you’re dealing with xx

Thanks,sadly I don’t really have anyone that can help locally.My partner John is brilliant and helps as much as his muscle disease will allow but his health is poor.My sister works and my nearest friends are in bad health.Family and other friends are all some distance away mostly over 200 miles.xx

Hi I hope your other half is feeling better now, I had similar experience it was caused by the cytoscopy wich caused bladder spasms and not able to void until catheter was placed and even that resulted in problem due to clogging and not properly draining.

I was treated for low grade non ivassive bladder cancer on Jan 24/23 as of today still having minor pain in groin as scabs are now coming out

and possibly UTI  wating  for test results, now scheduled for 2nd TURBT coming up in March.

good luck in the journey.

Thanks Johnspo, it was all quite stressful, he was really poorly, I wonder if he got “the bug” that was going around (not covid as we tested) and it all came at the same time, he stopped the tamsulosin early as thought that might be the problem, the district nurse wasn’t happy about him stopping it and warned that if he couldn’t urinate when she took it out and she had a problem putting another in it would have to be back to hospital, luckily all went ok, she referred him back to our GP for discussion and perhaps an alternative drug, as seems to be the case with our surgery we are still waiting to hear from him!

He has since had 3 more maintenance BCG and waiting for a flexible cystoscopy, life really has its ups and downs, it’s not always an easy journey but staying hopeful.

Good luck on your treatment and upcoming TURBT.

Jean.