Postby zephyr » Sun Sep 01, 2019 5:44 pm
I had this problem after my colon resection. I had no sensation of having to pee but I was clustering so I was able to pee during the 2-3 dozen times a day I was running to the bathroom for backdoor issues. My problem went on for months, during which I had several UTIs. Somewhere along the way, some doctor told me this was a common problem but if it was still happening after a year, to go see a urologist. So after a year, I went to a urologist and it turned out that I was retaining so much in my bladder all the time that my bladder was stretched out and I was headed towards self-catheterization. I was given an exercise to try for a month or two before moving on to more drastic measures. The exercise worked, my bladder shrunk down to a normal size, and the sensation returned. Try this: whenever you pee, bend over from the waist with your head going towards the floor. While you're bending, cover one hand over the fist of your other hand and press your (double hand) fist against your bladder. You'll be totally shocked at how much more comes out when you're bending over while pressing on your bladder. Don't get up ... wait 1-2 minutes, and then try bending over and pressing again. I call it the double-tap method. You might be surprised at how much more you'll get out. Do this at minimum the first time in the morning and again at night. Those were the instructions from the doc but I did and continue to do it every time I pee. Hope this makes sense and helps. Sure made a difference in my life.
Nov-2009 Early stage CRC, routine colonoscopy
2010-2014 F/U colonoscopies, all clear
Jun-2016 CRC during F/U colonoscopy, surgery, Stage 4, KRAS, MSS
Aug-2016-May-2018 Folfox, 5FU, Folfiri & Avastin
Aug/Sep-2018 YAG laser surgeries (Germany), 11 nodules removed
Nov-2018 clean CT scan
Mar-2019 New lung nodules
Apr-2019 Dec-2020 Xeloda/Avastin, SBRT, cont. Xeloda/Avastin
Mar-2021 Forfiri/Avastin
Mar-2022 Ablation & Thoracotomy
Feb-2023 Folfiri & Avastin
Nov-2023 Xeloda & Avastin