Bladder retention

gelspr · May 2018

Hi, I'll be 63 in June and recently was made to wear a Foley until my urologist took it out due to the dangers of having it. Throughout much of my life I learned t hold my urine for extended periods of time. Has anyone had a similar situation?

Richard_Scope · May 2018

Hi @gelspr
Good to meet you.
Are you concerned that without the Foley, you will have more difficulty urinating? I have trained myself to be able to hold my need to urinate but I have not needed a Foley.

gelspr · November 2018

Richard, sorry for not seeing your reply. I know I can go on my own if I'm not forced to urinate.I just wanted to know if anyone who has gone through holding urine for a lifetime has ended up retaining urine.

I rarely have this problem and wondered if anyone else with CP has encountered this.
Thank you for your time, Gary,

Richard_Scope · November 2018

Hi @gelspr (Gary)

Hopefully, more members will have experience of this.

annie29 · November 2018

I have a problem with urgency and cannot hold on. I have had a slight issue all my life with not being able to hold it in when laughing. The urgency is much worse and although I have meds for this, they don’t help

gelspr · November 2018

It is interesting that your problem has gotten worse, thank you for your reply. I find SCOPE the most informative website on aging in the world.

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Richard_Scope · November 2018

Hi @annie29

Good to meet you. I'm sorry to read that you are experincing difficulties with urgency an not being able to hold on. Have you heard of Bladder & Bowel UK? They have lots of free resources that may help.

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