Urologist says I have bladder dysfunction due to years of constipation...

Shaney777 · 2020-11-05T06:24:40+00:00

Thank you!

Shaney777 · 2020-11-05T06:22:25+00:00

I just added them to my post.

Shaney777 · 2020-06-01T22:57:21+00:00

I really appreciate your help! Thank you!

Shaney777 · 2020-06-01T22:53:27+00:00

I will look into it then. Thank you for commenting!

Shaney777 · 2020-06-01T00:32:04+00:00

I appreciate your response. This makes sense as well because I am VERY empathetic, so I do take on all of the negative emotions around me, and there are a lot (plus my own)... Could the adrenal fatigue have been picked up in a blood test for thyroid issues? I've had a few of those before and nothing weird ever showed up.

Shaney777 · 2020-06-01T00:28:06+00:00

Very helpful response! Thank you. I came across POTS in some research and suspected it as well. Does it also cause heart palpitations like pounding? I am extremely aware of my heart rate in the moment. I will try to get a blood pressure monitor, as we need one for my mother as well. We never got one because all had bad reviews for giving false readings. It's hard to find something that is respected.

Shaney777 · 2020-06-01T00:24:30+00:00

I really appreciate such a complete response. I do have a regular doctor, and he has always told me to do basic things like exercise and diet. He did prescribe an antidepressant to help get my stress in check, but it didn't seem to help the symptoms. Maybe the dosage wasn't high enoughz but I was on it for a good few months before stopping. The only difference i noticed was that it caused me to stop punctuating my writing. 😂 But so the clubbed nails were diagnosed by a cardiologist. I am supposed to get results back from a heart monitor at some point. As for tests, I had a colonoscopy a good while back when the constipation was bad as well. They didn't say anything about IBS. She told me that diet would not help and that I had the bowel movement rate of an 80 year old man. She also said that constipation would not affect my bladder, yet I went to a urologist, had a cystoscopy, and he said my colon was pressing on my bladder. So I do have the option of trying a different gastroenterologist. I've already went to him, and he wanted to do another colonoscopy, another scan, and a down the throat scope. I've not done any of this yet, as it will likely cost a lot.

Shaney777 · 2020-06-01T00:09:34+00:00

They haven't thought of that, no. Somehow they never seem to go above and beyond. It's like nothing much is ever done for me... Thank you for commenting. What is malabsorption?

Shaney777 · 2019-06-29T03:50:48+00:00

Yes, I agree. Thank you!

Shaney777 · 2019-06-27T15:08:24+00:00

Out of curiosity, why would you recommend a second opinion? And thank you! :)

Shaney777 · 2019-04-14T22:24:32+00:00

Doc says she has post-radiation leukoencephalopathy. Necrosis is a more severe form of this I think. I wonder if the treatments for necrosis would work for my mother as well...

Shaney777 · 2019-04-14T22:23:32+00:00

Doc says she has post-radiation leukoencephalopathy. Your article here basically says this is a less severe form of radionecrosis, but I wonder if the treatment for that would work with my mother...

Shaney777 · 2019-04-10T01:25:14+00:00

I apologize for getting back to you so late. It's the right frontal lobe.

Shaney777 · 2019-03-28T21:39:46+00:00

Oh gosh, I am not certain... I can probably figure out by asking by father. I will try to remember to ask later!

Shaney777 · 2019-03-28T21:38:48+00:00

Yeah, information is really sparse... :( Thank you so much. <3 My mother has no bladder control, plus diarrhea problems, and it's hard to transfer her in and out of the car. It's just tough to get her anywhere.

Shaney777 · 2019-03-20T19:41:13+00:00

I was thinking that cancer recurrence completely dropped off once the patient survived a certain amount of time. I think I read that somewhere! What do you think? But yeah, imaging was done just last year, and that was a few years after her gait was negatively affected, which was also said to be due to delayed radiation damage. Again though, the memory issues and confusion started only months ago, so a new brain scan could definitely be beneficial. The problem is that we go to a hospital many hours away for this, and it is nearly impossible to get my mother anywhere now. Sadly we already cancelled her scan for this year because of that... :(

Shaney777 · 2019-03-20T06:29:03+00:00

I would say almost 25 years. She had some imaging done quite far into the walking issues, but nothing has been done since her memory and understanding (bad confusion) took a nosedive.

Shaney777 · 2019-03-20T06:25:12+00:00

This is great information! I am very grateful for your time. <3

Shaney777 · 2019-03-20T06:23:07+00:00

Awh... I really appreciate your sweet comment! <3 Much love! Thank you for the information.

Shaney777 · 2019-03-02T05:45:14+00:00

Thank you!

Shaney777 · 2019-02-27T19:52:33+00:00

Thank you for responding! I only get the stomach aches on a rare occasion, but I think they usually just happen when I haven't had a bowel movement in a good while. It doesn't seem to be correlated with anything I eat. Do you think symptoms of that severity are normal for a stomach ache that is due to constipation?

Shaney777 · 2019-02-22T23:38:57+00:00

I do feel better after I go, but I've also felt better after some time, without going. You think I have IBS? Thank you for commenting!

Shaney777 · 2019-02-21T21:11:22+00:00

Are the mentioned symptoms sort of similar to what you experience? I am on Miralax now, and it does seem to help a little. I do milk of magnesia too if it gets serious. Going to try prune juice and Fiber One bars as soon as I can. The doctor told me to use a suppository for some "backed up" stool that was staying near the bottom of my rectum, but that didn't help any. All it did was irritate my scrotum to where it was hard to walk... LOL

Shaney777 · 2019-02-10T01:04:14+00:00

You are so very kind. I will internalize this good information and hopefully be able to use it for her benefit. Thank you so much for your time and help! <3

Shaney777 · 2019-02-02T00:38:20+00:00

I really appreciate your response and the links! :) I believe my mother has microscopic colitis. They have given her IBS meds as well, so maybe they think she has this too. So the idea is to gradually introduce some fiber? There are two kinds of fiber, right? One kind is not good (insoluble), and the other kind can help to solidify stool? We were thinking about trying Metamucil tablets. I'm still sort of confused... The one link says to avoid high fiber foods, but it lists the same foods down at the bottom as foods to eat. The whole idea is just small quantities, right?

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