Urine leakage after hysterectomy

Hi Lolapozo welcome to the forum I dont usually come into this forum but wanted to make sure that you had a reply to maybe help with the worry that you are feeling.

First things first having worked in Continence  services many years ago it is not uncommon to get a Urinary Tract Infection after having had a Urinary Catheter in place so would be worth speaking to the GP and maybe asking them to check your urine for infection. 

I dont know enough about the surgery that you have had to answer your query but it might be worth posting this query in the ask a nurse section thought they may be a bit slower than normal with replies with the hols.

It sounds like it is worrying you though and if it was me I would be tempted to get in touch with the GP surgery maybe on Monday and see if someone can see you and at least that might put your mind at rest..

Sending some hugs your way meantime. xxxx

Hi Lolapozo,

Sorry you find yourself here and at such a young age. Not sure if your problems are like mine, but I had bladder problems after my hysterectomy. I'll add here that I was 72 at the time, so much older than you.

I had trouble emptying the bladder after my catheter was taken out. I had no feeling at all. They kept me in an extra day to monitor the bladder. I came home on Day 2 and as they said I could have a bath, I did. As I stood up urine flowed out of me uncontrollably. It was a most weird and frightening feeling. That night I was up to the loo every 2 hours, but only passed a thimbleful each time! I think in hindsight my feeling was returning. I was so scared I got my husband to drive me back to hospital to be checked. It was all fine, and they said things were just settling down. I read on the internet that you sometimes have to retrain your bladder after having a catheter. So, I went to the loo by time, as I couldn't feel anything. I also found that if I put a warm facecloth over my bladder that helped the flow. A kind nurse also told me to hold one leg up, then the other to make sure the bladder empties.

It gradually got better, and the more I felt as if I needed to go, the less I had to time myself. I think I was badly bruised, but for the first two weeks I felt as if I was doing nothing, but think about my bladder.

Hope this helps xxxx 

Thank you for your reply! Ended up seeing a GP last night and they suspect at least a UTI - got some antibiotics so fingers crossed that's all it is and they do the trick! xx

Exactly the same happened to me after the surgery. When I went to the hospital two weeks later they tested my urine and I had an infection so the antibiotics did the trick. I was getting worried as was leaking urine. Hopefully yours will clear up with the medication x

Thanks for replying! Looks like that's what it was for me as well, already looking (and feeling) a lot better. It's amazing how much worrying about these things can affect your recovery.

I don't have my follow-up at the hospital until 13th January, will bring it up if it hasn't cleared up by then but seems to be on the right track already. 

Thanks for your support xx