a friend had a bladder suspension; hernia repair and hysterectony and the bladder won't work on its own.?

a friend had a bladder suspension; hernia repair and hysterectony and the bladder won't work on its own.?
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For goodness sake, if the woman just had the surgery, her body needs a chance to heal! Her doctors know best, how to handle this situation.If it really bothers then have it removed! Bladder is not such an important part of the body. I mean you could still live without it.See our body gets used to one kind of life and it takes time to change. So when we insert catheter, that is the easy way out and the muscles of bladder start taking life easy - in lay man's terms. So once they are put back to work, initially they resist and if there are no other problems, then in due course they shall start working OK. I have seen such cases around me when i was admitted in the hospital.That is alot of surgery there. You did not say when she had it done. It can go either way. If the surgery was recent you need to give it time to heal before any retraining is done. Retraining can be difficult but not impossible. Intermittent catheterization is not unusual in this circumstance. Time and training will tell if the bladder will return to normal function but you can not rule out the possibility that use of the catheter might be lifelong.It sounds like some sort of nerve damage? She should go to a urologist for a definitive answer.

You don't say if she is on a continuous catheter (always in) or an intermittent catheterization (do it about every 2 hours or so). Sometimes continuous catheters can become blocked and may need to be backflushed with a large syringe (no needle) and sterile water...if blockage is suspected (from not drinking enough water, or kidney problems, etc) then you should call the doctor immediately. The doctor can tell you the equipment to buy and how to do it and how much sterile water to use. Or go to the ER.

If you are not getting any flow with use of an intermittent catheter, then either she is not drinking enough fluids, has kidney problems or it is not in the bladder but instead it might be in the vagina (the urethra is usually along the top ridge of the vaginal wall).

If it is just recovery from the surgery, then sometimes they take the continuous catheter and "retrain" the bladder by kinking/folding the catheter and putting a rubber band or clamp on it and releasing it every 2 hours (but only if a doctor says to do this). But first the body needs some time to heal from the surgery. She went through a lot of surgery.

If it has been a long time since the surgery, then there might have been nerve damage....she would need to go to a urologist for testing and a definitive answer on that.A friend of mine who is 90 also had the bladder suspended...She had gone a year in diapers because of uncontrolable dripping. It has only been a month and so far she has no urge and pushing does not help/ They just removed her tube. So now they said it is utterly important for her to try to go... Her diapers continue to saturate but still no feeling and no flow.... Now she is seeing a kidney dr. I guess the next step is to try a patch which is suppose to help to restore the sensation.
We are both very doubtful... I have been her coach since the surgery. This is very sad for us because she already has a colostomy bag.
best wishesHow long ago was the surgery?

Just so you understand, there is no "home remedy" to correct this. Like drink 5 gallons of water or run a mile... no these will not fix the problem, your friend MUST be followed by a urologist.

I completely agree with what sunflower said. If your friend just had surgery then it is possible the catheter is blocked and thats very simple to fix. If it's something with the never thats harder and you need to see a a urologist.

Another thing the bladder does not make urine it only holds it. The kidneys make urine.

You didn't say if your friend was having increasing lower abdominal pain... I'm assuming not. If she was I'd be thinking there is something blocking the catheter. Which is the most likely problem after surgery. So if the catheter is not blocked it's possible that your friend is having kidney failure, blood test can confirm. And that's an entirely different issue, with different treatment.

Good luck.Your friend has just had a baby and some surgery. Give the bladder some time.

She should drink lots of water. Have some herbal tea and relax and rest. Ask him to do a urine test for infe.
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a relative had a bladder suspension and the bladder isn't working?
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check with the doc....home remedies could just mess things up more....

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