I’m hoping you can share experiences please. My mum (I’m her carer) is at stage 4 bladder cancer and has completed 3 high dose RT sessions. Her urination urgency and frequency is so strong and unrelenting both day & night, that she is pretty much housebound by her need to visit the loo. She’s tried various urinary infection interventions such as prescription tablets as well as bladder RT but all have no impact. Is there any hope that urination urgency & frequecy symptoms can subside as this is proving very frustrating regarding her quality of life, particularly as she has good health otherwise outside the urination symptoms? She has a very strong aversion to wearing pads/pants or shield products Many thanks to any wisdom you can share.
Hello AMA272 and welcome to the group although sorry to hear of your mum's discomfort. We know RT can inflame the bladder causing the need to go all the time but it usually subsides with time. Is your mum drinking enough water? Sounds like a contradiction in the circumstances but people tend to stop drinking with frequent urination hoping it will stop them peeing. This has an adverse effect on the bladder. Urine becomes concentrated and acidic, irritating the bladder and causing the need to go all the time. Regular drinks of water helps this and helps the bladder to heal. Drinking water also helps to have longer more satisfying pees rather than the annoying little dribbles. Also avoid coffee and strong tea. As always though, let the medics know. Best wishes.
