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Urogynecology (Expert Forum)
Urinary Retention, post partum
Questions in the Urogynecology forum are answered by medical professionals affiliated with USF Health. Topics covered include overactive bladders, bladder pain, fallen/drooping bladder, bowel urgency, bowel prolapse, cystitis, incontinence, pain with intercourse, rectal prolapse, surgery, urinary urgency, and uterine prolapse.
Urinary Retention, post partum
by shom, May 03, 2008 01:29PM
I was carrying my second child very low during the latter half of my pregnancy, and was never checked for any retention or renal problems, but I did feel lower abdomen pressure thinking it was just pregnancy pains. I now think that the pressure and pains I was having was bladder related. I delivered vaginally one month ago, and was not diagnosed with urinary retention until 2 weeks post partum. I originally thought I had stress incontinence, but realized that it was overflow incontinence. I've had a foley catheter in for 12 days, and am now intermittently self catheterizing for the last few days. I am still unable to void but have the sensation of feeling like I can. I feel like there is some obstruction that is not letting me urinate, though I was able to urinate less than an ounce two times over the last 4 days. Do most women eventually recover from this type of problem as it doesn't seem that common? Are there tests that can be done to find a structural cause for this? Are there tests to determine if there is nerve damage?
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