adoptameezer
05-25-2009, 10:48 PM
Hello everyone...I am hoping someone can give me a bit of guidance.
I had my gall bladder removed on April 6th. When I got to my room at the hospital, the nurse told me to let her know when I needed to pee and she would help me get up. I fell asleep for a couple of hours - when I woke up I didn't have the urge to "go" but I knew that I should need to go so I had my husband help me. I thought that maybe my body was just waking up slowly from the surgery. A few days went by and I still didn't have any feeling - my 5 year old daughter even surprised me one morning and sat on my stomach to wake me up - I didn't feel a thing. I called my surgeon and told him what was going on and he said, "I've never heard of that happening before" and changed the subject.
I went to a Urologist who told me to self-cath and refused to do any type of nerve test. I have Factor II Prothrombin Gene Mutation (my blood clots too much after surgery) and, even though I was on Lovenox, expressed my concern that perhaps there was a clot on my spine that was causing me to not have any feeling. The Urologist LAUGHED at me and said, "I would find it pretty amazing that a clot would decide to settle on that particular nerve and not be affecting you any other way". I ended up walking out of his office.
On April 29th I went to the ER - severe abdominal pain and low back pain along with burning while urinating. They did a Chest CT, x-rays of my low back, and bloodwork....gave me hydrocodone and sent me home.
Over the next few days, the pain got worse and moved into my hip and down my leg. Various "spots" on my right leg are numb and I have tingling throughout all the way to my toes. There is a sharp pain that shoots right down to my ankle and heel. My knee and ankle feel "swollen" and are hard to move around - but there is no visable swelling. Tonight, I have started experiencing tingling in my left foot. I still cannot tell when I need to urinate and am having the same trouble with my bowels.
I had an MRI done a week ago and it came back completely normal. No tumors and no herniated discs.
I have an appt with my new primary on Tuesday and I really want to talk to him about CES - but am not sure if this could be what's going on. I am very frustrated because all the drs and nurses are telling me that all the tests are normal - but I KNOW something is really wrong. I can't even walk normally...and I am growing weary of watching the clock and going to the bathroom every couple of hours.
Advice please?
I had my gall bladder removed on April 6th. When I got to my room at the hospital, the nurse told me to let her know when I needed to pee and she would help me get up. I fell asleep for a couple of hours - when I woke up I didn't have the urge to "go" but I knew that I should need to go so I had my husband help me. I thought that maybe my body was just waking up slowly from the surgery. A few days went by and I still didn't have any feeling - my 5 year old daughter even surprised me one morning and sat on my stomach to wake me up - I didn't feel a thing. I called my surgeon and told him what was going on and he said, "I've never heard of that happening before" and changed the subject.
I went to a Urologist who told me to self-cath and refused to do any type of nerve test. I have Factor II Prothrombin Gene Mutation (my blood clots too much after surgery) and, even though I was on Lovenox, expressed my concern that perhaps there was a clot on my spine that was causing me to not have any feeling. The Urologist LAUGHED at me and said, "I would find it pretty amazing that a clot would decide to settle on that particular nerve and not be affecting you any other way". I ended up walking out of his office.
On April 29th I went to the ER - severe abdominal pain and low back pain along with burning while urinating. They did a Chest CT, x-rays of my low back, and bloodwork....gave me hydrocodone and sent me home.
Over the next few days, the pain got worse and moved into my hip and down my leg. Various "spots" on my right leg are numb and I have tingling throughout all the way to my toes. There is a sharp pain that shoots right down to my ankle and heel. My knee and ankle feel "swollen" and are hard to move around - but there is no visable swelling. Tonight, I have started experiencing tingling in my left foot. I still cannot tell when I need to urinate and am having the same trouble with my bowels.
I had an MRI done a week ago and it came back completely normal. No tumors and no herniated discs.
I have an appt with my new primary on Tuesday and I really want to talk to him about CES - but am not sure if this could be what's going on. I am very frustrated because all the drs and nurses are telling me that all the tests are normal - but I KNOW something is really wrong. I can't even walk normally...and I am growing weary of watching the clock and going to the bathroom every couple of hours.
Advice please?