drtx55

My experience has been negative. My surgeon did not tell me until the morning of the procedure that there was a chance I'd retain urine and need to go home w/ a catheter. That's what happened. I was unable to void for about 3 hours after surgery and it took them forever to do an ultrasound and give me a catheter. I had over 500 mls of liquid in my bladder, and was in a great deal of pain until catheterized. Had to keep the cath in for the whole weekend until I could see my doctor again. My urinary stress incontinence has been WORSE since having this done. Furious with my surgeon for not mentioning this possibility. Furious with terrible care I got after the surgery at Seton Hospital in Austin, TX. Terrible nurse ignored my pain for over three hours and joked about it, saying, "It's just an injection".