Frequency needing a pee

Hi Brizzy1 welcome to the forum 

 I don't know the answer to your query but I know loads of lovely people in the Prostate Cancer thread that can. They will be along soon with some help and advice. 

Hello Brizzy1 

i have a feeling that you may well find this issue is a product of  Old Age, Prostate Cancer and Radiotherapy. 

Here's a link to our advice on the subject-

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatment/types-of-treatment/radiotherapy/pelvic-radiotherapy/overactive-bladder-after-pelvic-radiotherapy

I had the other issue - under-active and cured by a TURP operation.

Do let us know how you get on.

Best wishes - Brian.

I have always had an overactive bladder and was being treated for that for about 20 years or so before my PCa was diagnosed.  To be honest no treatments have really helped the overactive bladder aspect.  I drink decaf everything and do not drink after 6pm.  I was told to raise my legs whilst watching the TV at night as that "pools" the urine in the body apparently and so then I hopefully "let it all out" before settling for the night.  Currently up 3 to 5 times a night - I use a bottle so I don't have to go to the loo or cause too much disturbance to my wife - also have a little night light so I cans see that I don't miss the bottle ;).  One good thing about the bottle is that you can see how much urine you have passed last night about three quarters of a litre before 2am and didn't go to bed until about 10.30.  My urologist asked me to measure the urine passed and liquid taken in some years ago and I definitely passed more than I drank and possibly more than my wife and I drank   Hope you can find something to help you.

Hi Brizzy1 

my OH was up every hour or so overnight . He was prescribed Tamsulosin and he takes it around 7pm and it does help other than when he’s due to be seen at the hospital as this upsets his routine as he gets stressed . Although he would disagree. 
Hope you get some support as nothing worse than a broken sleep .

Best wishes 

Liz & OH. Xx

Hi Brizzy1,

I have been suffering with a leaky bladder following surgery on the neck of my bladder to treat blood in my urine, which was most probably caused by pelvic radiotherapy (a so-called "late effect"). I am currently using 3 or 4 Tena Level 3 pads every day, plus a Tena Level 2 pad overnight, and I get up to pee at least once every night as well.

Here are my thoughts, apologies if you are already aware of all this:

• Depending on where you live there may be an Incontinence Service, or help available through the local District Nurses, you may need a GP referral for these. They might be able to get you some pads on prescription. (Mine prescribed something unusable, unfortunately)
• I assume you are aware of pelvic floor exercises, but if you can, you should speak to a specialist physio to make sure you are doing them correctly. I had to go to a physio privately about this but I think it helped me.
• There is a surgical intervention called an Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) which physically blocks the flow of urine. You have a switch in your scrotum that you press to release the flow. I haven't had this done, but I know someone who did. The disadvantages of the AUS are that it doesn't always work, and even when it does work at the beginning it becomes less effective over time (apparently 3 -4 yeas). And it is a surgery.

Wishing you all the best

I have had problems with getting up for a pee at night for a long long time, 5 or six times, I,m just about halfway through my radiotherapy tomorrow being number 10, to start with I had problems with wind/ gas in my rectum that put me back two days, I have to drink just over a litre of water before my session, hanging about for an hour was making me desperate for a pee, with the nurses telling me to pee a wee bit, then drink another 400ml.

They told me to take wind-eze, and get them from the Tesco pharmacy, the pharmacy didn't have wind-eze but gave me windsetlers instead, both contain Simeticone.

My wife rang our GP who has prescribed it for me.

Taking it has cured my wind and gas  give me no problems with my fractions and amazingly for the last 4 nights I have only been up twice each night for a pee.

I can only think that getting rid of my wind, from my stomach,  has eased the pressure on my bladder.

Only time will tell if my thinking is right, Ihope so though.

Safeway, I totally get where you are.  I had wind problems with my Radiotherapy, it made me laugh, then that made my body move out of position, then I got told off.

Also, in the last 10 Radiotherapy sessions I found it so hard to keep the water in, especially when the previous session over ran.  Sitting there with my legs crossed...

Then when I told them, it was drink more water and hold it in.

By the last couple, I didn't tell them if I had to pee before the session.

Hope your last 10 go smoothly.

Hello Steve (Stevecam) 

I had no problems in my 20 fractions as I was a good boy , but don't forget I had it easy, empty bowel and empty bladder so no messing about with water, just a wee before going in.

I did have an issue about fraction 16 or 17 when the background music was an Abba CD and I started singing along to "Money, Money, Money. At the end of the fraction the two Radiologists returned laughing with a comment "You don't do karaoke do you - because if I were you I wouldn't" - Cheeky sods, my singing isn't that bad!!

Best wishes - Brian.