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Why colonoscopy resulted in disconnecting my bladder to my brain?

I disclosed all preexisting medical issues before my colonoscopy , chronic kidney stones since the age of 6 and I am 40 now. Extreme urinary issues and lupus nephritis and so much more.  So on March 23rd I had my colonoscopy ( narcolepsy and that jug they make you drink is no fun , had to was my p.j. pants twice and change my bedding threw the night ) anyways I awoke having to pee like a race horse. Tried 45 minutes in their bathroom before they kicked me out saying go lay in a hot bath and if that didn't work goto the emergency room. Since I was across the street from one I went instantly. The urine ultra-scan showed 800ml. urine but when they catheterized me it was 1500ml and I am a small guy. Now almost 4 months latter and catheter #6 , attempted at my 2nd urologist 3 times for hours. Got a urodynamics test that puts a small scope tube in the penis and anus and could only fit 100ml and the pain was to much. Results , they detached the nervous system from my bladder connecting to my brain and its contracted tight like a fist. I had e-coli within a day and was urinating what looked like semen , complete white slime globs with my pee. Now I have to live the rest of my life with a catheter either threw the penis or get a supra pubic catheter. So like any woman is going to want to be with a man with a hole in his belly and a tube coming out with wires stitching it in. 1500ml of liquid in my bed bag is larger than my belly. Trying to find a lawyer for medical negligence , I was on the toilet at the place that did it up till they took me back and am still sweating out the toxins from the drink they made me drink before the procedure. There was no reason for the operation in the first place , results showed nothing. They have ruined my life , I already am sick due to lupus and the constant kidney stones and neurological disorders from shingles , neuropathy , spinal cord and column issues , fibromyalgia and so much more and now I am even sicker than before and tired too a bag of urine either hanging out my penis or the side of the bed. This is HELL and nobody will take responsibility. I found that this is a rare outcome but was not warned that it was a possibility. When they put in the IV i told them I was not done with my system clearing everything out and they said they would be evacuating my body of everything after I was knocked out. If they put in a catheter instead of expanding my bladder beyond is capabilities they would not have caused permanent damage. I filed a grievance with my insurance and the facility manager refused to speak to them when they tried to contact them. This is horrible and unnecessary. I am bi-polar and manic along with suffering from serious depressive issues and they have caused my 0 quality of life to turn into a -10 and Valley Medical Center in Renton's department that did the operation ( across the street from them ) will not take responsibility. I cant live with a tube in my penis for the rest of my life , that I have to get changed monthly and the pain is HELL so I am left with no choice but get the SPC ( supra pubic catheter ) and that is an open wound in the belly that has to be kept clean and dry with a catheter directly threw the belly into the bladder and ugly as hell and extremely nasty. I was already getting my *** kicked from lupus and now I have this added to my hellish life. My doctor tells me I am a fighter , they all keep saying they feel so bad that I have to go threw this. There is nothing that can be done medically , surgery or prescription to restore the nervous system to my bladder. I don't even care as much about taking them to court for money as I do making sure people are informed and aware of this being a rare but possible undocumented ( i have a large document trail soon as I hit the ER including the 1500ml urine ) outcome that was NOT on the paper I consented to. I was 100% upfront of all medications and medical issues as I am extremely open and purposely give more info then requested to cover all bases. I don't know what to do and since its a grey area having a hard time with legal representation. I am in a living nightmare and cannot live this way. I already was bed ridden trying to get better so I could go for nature walks threw the park and to the beach and now I am even sicker than before with constant infections.Somebody has to take owner ship and there HAS to be something that can be done. Two urologists and my primary care can't help other than the penis catheter or SPC and I am being treated like , Oh well thats how life goes. This is complete BS and I honestly refuse to live life like this. I already have been isolated for 3 years and bed ridden for 8+ months trying to get my lupus in remission and they made it worse. 4 months and I am still constantly sick and releasing the toxins from the surgery threw my skin and it feels like acid on my skin when mixed with my neurological issues... Someone please help , medical pro preferred. This all happened on the 1 year anniversary of a freak accident ( they even talked about it on the show The Doctors ) where I was having sleep issues and had asked my doctor for some Valium so i could get some good sleep for once and was he refused and I was in a cat like stretch and yawn as I awoke after my usual every 1-2yr night time having to urinate and my hand went down my chest and belly catching my morning wood as my thumb and pointer finger were in an L position and I fractured my penis. I am in HELL...
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