Mostly just venting.
My screwed up saga continues. I went in for having my old (16fr) emergency suprapubic catheter changed out so I can go another month of waiting. My doctor did not want to give me any pain meds for some reason, and went ahead with removing my old catheter. This hurt, but was easily managable.
He then inserted a cystoscopy camera through my abdomen to survey the stricture in my urethra from above it. This hurt even more, but I just grinned and beared it.
He then tried to insert a larger suprapubic catheter into my bladder, but could not get it in. Not only did the puncture in my bladder wall lining not want to dilate, but it seemed to have already begun to close back up. He tried going with the same 16fr catheter, but couldn't get it in.
Of course, he was doing a lot of poking and pushing to try and get it in, which was excrutuating. I managed to bear down and take it though.
Still, he next had to dilate my pucture hole back open. OMFG, that was beyond excruciating. I was breathing hard, couldn't think straight, felt dizzy, and though I was going to throw up. It was easily an 8.5 or a 9 on the 1-10 pain scale (I've had a 10 before, you don't want to know what it's like). As he was finally inserting the new folley catheter, I again asked for some pain meds once more, but he outright refused!
I had to go to my PCM (who is at the same navy hospital). I managed to get a walk in, but he didn't want to give me anything either. After a call to my urogist I finally got a script for some oxycodone. Went downstairs to the hospital pharmacy, and found there was a two hour wait!
I walked away and went to work instead. I keep a few pain pills here for just this sort of emergency, and it finally kicked in.
Stupid doctors. On the plus side though, my urologist did say he could do a urethroplasty on me in a couple more months. He noting that if he does the surgery, I will definitely be incontinent, and should get an artifical sphincter implanted.
I quickly turned that down and explained if my bladder fills up even a little I get a painful urge. I then typically then strain to pee, which is what got me into my current situation. I will not be closing off my urethra for any reason, and the whole point of my previous surgeries were to get me open as it was. I then also noted, a uretroplasty won't make me incontinent, as I already am. I will however, make my life livable again, and hopefully without all this darn pain.
My screwed up saga continues. I went in for having my old (16fr) emergency suprapubic catheter changed out so I can go another month of waiting. My doctor did not want to give me any pain meds for some reason, and went ahead with removing my old catheter. This hurt, but was easily managable.
He then inserted a cystoscopy camera through my abdomen to survey the stricture in my urethra from above it. This hurt even more, but I just grinned and beared it.
He then tried to insert a larger suprapubic catheter into my bladder, but could not get it in. Not only did the puncture in my bladder wall lining not want to dilate, but it seemed to have already begun to close back up. He tried going with the same 16fr catheter, but couldn't get it in.
Of course, he was doing a lot of poking and pushing to try and get it in, which was excrutuating. I managed to bear down and take it though.
Still, he next had to dilate my pucture hole back open. OMFG, that was beyond excruciating. I was breathing hard, couldn't think straight, felt dizzy, and though I was going to throw up. It was easily an 8.5 or a 9 on the 1-10 pain scale (I've had a 10 before, you don't want to know what it's like). As he was finally inserting the new folley catheter, I again asked for some pain meds once more, but he outright refused!
I had to go to my PCM (who is at the same navy hospital). I managed to get a walk in, but he didn't want to give me anything either. After a call to my urogist I finally got a script for some oxycodone. Went downstairs to the hospital pharmacy, and found there was a two hour wait!
I walked away and went to work instead. I keep a few pain pills here for just this sort of emergency, and it finally kicked in.
Stupid doctors. On the plus side though, my urologist did say he could do a urethroplasty on me in a couple more months. He noting that if he does the surgery, I will definitely be incontinent, and should get an artifical sphincter implanted.
I quickly turned that down and explained if my bladder fills up even a little I get a painful urge. I then typically then strain to pee, which is what got me into my current situation. I will not be closing off my urethra for any reason, and the whole point of my previous surgeries were to get me open as it was. I then also noted, a uretroplasty won't make me incontinent, as I already am. I will however, make my life livable again, and hopefully without all this darn pain.