12 days post op, painful urination, normal???

Feeling much better with antibiotics, thanks so much for all the kind words and advice.

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Originally Posted by Kdfinn Hi ladies, I am 12 days post op after a total lapro hys and bladder sling and having a lot of pain urinating, biting my lip, squeezing the bathroom counter, close to tears at times. Otherwise I'm doing well, maybe doing a little too much because it will hit me all the sudden after being up for a few hours, having a really heavy feeling and needing to lay down., I came home with a catheter because i couldnt pee on my own before leaving the hospital, which has been out for 5 days. Check up yesterday showed no UTI but slightly elevated white blood cells. Anybody had this or know how long this might last, or anything that could help with the pain?

I had same experience after my surgery. Same Urine Test results. It is a little better now. I drink only water took out coffee tea and soda! Also AZO over the counter helps a lot with the pain.

These posts are right on time for me. I'm 2 weeks post op and my only complaint was a painful urination (towards the end of my flow). Doc tested my urine, and didn't find an infection, but noticed a lite blood in my urine. Was instructed to take Azo, although no infection is present (??), and after a week if nothing changes call the doc back and they'll give me an antibiotic. Maybe I caught the infection early, and it's not present in the urine stream yet..or perhaps these are just preventative measures. Either way, I'm heading to the drug store for Azo. Thank you so much ladies for your candor about this topic..so informative and much needed!!!

KaySD if you don't have relief in a few days I would go ahead and call your doc back, a UTI can go from bad to worse quickly. I was told with the initial urine test they didn't think I had infection, but that my white blood cell count was a little high so they would go ahead and send it to be cultured. Three days later I get a call that I actually do have a UTI, so my gut feeling was right, we know our bodies. Good luck, hope you are feeling better soon.