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Q: bladder problems post c-section
asked by: murry on January 29th, 2008
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I'm at my wits end.. please any advice appreciated!

I had my second child by c-section 4 months ago. It was my second c-section but this time was planned. I have long history of UTI's but don't get them that often but only from time to time. I had no problems after my first c-section but this time it's been hell! they cut a new scar as they said the old scar was too small.

My c-section wound has not healed well and even now 4 months on it's still bleeding although i've been on at least 5 courses of antibotics.. i'm using maluka honey now so hopefully that will help.

Since my c-section I've had, what I thought was cystitus.. but it just won't go away. many many courses of antibitics, urine tests (which sometimes showed cystitus but mostly came back inconclusive), ural sashays you drink and lots of cranberry juice and tables made no differences it it. It just will not go away! It's a burning, needing to pee all the time (busting to pee really). I feel horrible, sick and run down when it's bad. I can feel it coming on and actualy i'm starting to notice that when i'm consipated every 3 or 4 days into th week it starts up then. mostly it oddly appears with regularity at 2pm in the afternoon and goes through till 9pm when it disapears. when it's bad, like it is today, it starts very early in the morning and wakes me up and goes all day - i can't move for fear of peeing myself and feel so bad i can't move most of the day at all but just want to sit still so i don't pee myself.

last dr I saw said it was just an irritation in the bladder from the surgery and it would go away with time. One dr mentioned something about the bladder accidentaly being nicked or cut during surgery and other said something about the bowel pressing against the bladder or something protroding into the bladder (which would explain the constipation connection). I just don't know what to do. last dr at the hospital was more concerned with my c-section scar and getting it to heal with the honey etc.. but i just can't get any answer or help re the bladder problem. I can't go on like this. I have two small children under 3 to care for and don't have time to feel like this.. please any advice (please don't say cranberry juice it just doesn't make any difference).
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^Serenity^
replied on January 29th, 2008
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It sounds like you need to have a cysto done to look into the bladder and see what is happening there. Have any doctors recommended doing this?

Have you tried a urologist for a fresh look at what is going on?
I know it's tough with little ones to keep going to doctors and feeling lousy, I wish I had an easy answer for you.
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murry
replied on January 30th, 2008
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what's a cysto done? I keep telling the dr's and even the surgen on monday i mentioned the bladder problem again but they said it's normal to have some irritation etc.. i have to go back again in 3 weeks so will demand to see a urologist then if it's still going - which i fully expect.
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^Serenity^
replied on January 30th, 2008
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Hi

A cysto is a cytoscopy which is when they look into the bladder going in through the urethra with a small scope to view the bladder, ureter tubes and sometimes inject a dye which can give them views of the kidneys also using an x-ray machine to take pictures during this procedure. Some also call is a ureteroscope.

Have they tried you on medication such as Ditropan?
Have they mention the possibility of IC (Interstitial cystitis) which is a painful bladder syndrome?
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