Urinary issues post op 3 wks

Hi - I am back to work after 2 wks and i too notice this problem alongam having urinary issues . If i haven't. voided in a few hrs it gets so sore and the other night i slept the whole night (which doesnt happen that often) and when i woke up my lower abdomin hurt so bad from holding my urine all night. I have never had that problem before and wondering if it is common. I used to be able to hold my urine for many hr and now if i go maybe more than 2 or 3 the pain is unreal. Common? Meredith

Meredith,
Have you been checked for an infection? I have had two UTI's since the surgery and had a lot of pain especially if I hadn't gone to the bathroom. It is common for the surgery to mess up your ph balance and get an infection. I would ask your doctor and let them know what is going on to make sure you don't have an infection or something else. Thinking of you in my prayers. I hope you feel better. Also AZO cranberry pills are really good for urinary problems-sold over the counter or you can drink cranberry juice. It helps with any infection. It may be due to your muscles recovering but let your doc know. Hope you feel better.

I had this, but mine subsided in week 3. You might want to get checked. I only knew if I had to use the bathroom if my bladder was sore. I finally got the soreness to go away and the urge to urinate back in week 3.

My first piece of feedback would be to rule out a UTI. That said, I experienced the same things minus a UTI, and I noticed that by week four, for the most part, the painful morning bladder has really subsided. It is now only if I have a 8 hour sleep (usually six hours of sleep now) or more that I experience the painful void.

I had to be reminded that our bladders were poked and prodded through this process and they are a bit agitated, particularly when a catheter is involved.

I hope that you do not have a UTI and that is just the cranky bladder that DOES go away. I am almost five weeks post op and I've only had a couple of little blips on the bladder radar! BE well!