Hi, my 90 year old dad was diagnosed with squamous cell bladder cancer in June last year. He had a TRBT and a short course of radiotherapy in September. All was well for nearly 12 months but then some symptoms re emerged and he had another cytoscopy which didn't raise any alarm bells.
However, in recent weeks my dad has had an ongoing urine infection which has exacerbated symptoms of needing the toilet very frequently. This has not improved with the antibiotics.
My dad cannot go anywhere very far from a toilet and some nights is getting little sleep as he is up as often as every 15 minutes.
I am taking my dad to an appointment with a specialist urology nurse next week but wondered if anyone else out there has had this problem and, if do, what help was offered. At the moment my dad has very little quality of life.
Thank you for reading this.
Hi Aitchdee. Just to echo Delloo, Coffee, strong tea and fizzy drinks should be avoided. It may sound like a contradiction in the circumstances, but your dad needs to drink lots of water during the day. When some people have frequent urination they fall in to the trap of not drinking in the belief it will stop them going. This has an adverse effect on the bladder. When not drinking enough, the urine becomes concentrated and acidic. This then irritates the bladder causing the feeling of needing to go. Water clears all the plumbing out and leads to more longer satisfying pees, rather than little dribbles. (This info comes from my oncologist). Hopefully the uro nurse may come up with a plan. Best wishes.
