bladder frequency and urgency
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:20 am
Hi Everyone,
I’m wondering if others have experience with bladder frequency and urgency problems. When I do not use ice, I go to the bathroom very often and often only go a tablespoon or two (suggesting I really do not need to go!). I’m trying very hard to go for short periods without ice. Currently, I keep a frozen condom wrapped in a paper towel on a pad below my pelvic floor *all* the time. I get several hours a night without ice (I wake up every 2-3 hours and have to re-ice, but the condoms melt in about an hour, so while I’m sleeping I get several hours without ice), but that is it. As you can imagine, this is damaging my pelvic floor tissue. So, I’m trying to go without it for an hour or two early in the day when my burning isn’t yet off-the-charts, but when I try this, I am constantly going to the bathroom (and, of course, urinating is painful too). So, this problem is making this effort to reduce my icing even harder. I think I’ve heard others mention these bladder issues, so I thought I’d pose a few questions in case others have suggestions.
(1) Does this sound like a byproduct of the pn (e.g., my physical therapist said the nerves cross-talk, which could explain it.)?
(2) If you’ve had this problem, how did you deal with it? Was there a medication you found helpful? I am on 600 mg of gabapentin, and I take tramadol when the ice won’t eliminate the pain (once a week or so). I think I remember reading on here that the tricyclic anti-depressants help with this. Does anyone have experience with those meds helping with this problem? (I have been on both amitriptyline or nortriptyline, but I can't draw on that experience to determine if they would help because I was not having significant bladder issues when I went on them.)
Many thanks,
April
I’m wondering if others have experience with bladder frequency and urgency problems. When I do not use ice, I go to the bathroom very often and often only go a tablespoon or two (suggesting I really do not need to go!). I’m trying very hard to go for short periods without ice. Currently, I keep a frozen condom wrapped in a paper towel on a pad below my pelvic floor *all* the time. I get several hours a night without ice (I wake up every 2-3 hours and have to re-ice, but the condoms melt in about an hour, so while I’m sleeping I get several hours without ice), but that is it. As you can imagine, this is damaging my pelvic floor tissue. So, I’m trying to go without it for an hour or two early in the day when my burning isn’t yet off-the-charts, but when I try this, I am constantly going to the bathroom (and, of course, urinating is painful too). So, this problem is making this effort to reduce my icing even harder. I think I’ve heard others mention these bladder issues, so I thought I’d pose a few questions in case others have suggestions.
(1) Does this sound like a byproduct of the pn (e.g., my physical therapist said the nerves cross-talk, which could explain it.)?
(2) If you’ve had this problem, how did you deal with it? Was there a medication you found helpful? I am on 600 mg of gabapentin, and I take tramadol when the ice won’t eliminate the pain (once a week or so). I think I remember reading on here that the tricyclic anti-depressants help with this. Does anyone have experience with those meds helping with this problem? (I have been on both amitriptyline or nortriptyline, but I can't draw on that experience to determine if they would help because I was not having significant bladder issues when I went on them.)
Many thanks,
April