bladder issues

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Hello,

I know I am late in responding, but I wanted to share my bladder

story with Holly.

I had never had any bladder issue prior to WLS, and 8 months post op

after 2 UTI's, I discovered something protruding from my body. I

called my gyn thinking I probably had a prolapsed uterus, and after

an exam he said it was actually my bladder leaving my body.

Insurance required some testing (uro-dynamics, no fun.), and my doc

said that the bladder being wedged in the vagina was what was holding

the uterus up.

In May I had a complete abdominal hysterectomy, birch sling repair

for the bladder, and a tummy tuck. Prior to anesthesia, I had an

epidural which was left in until the day I left the hospital, and I

virtually had NO pain. It was just tylenol when I got home. ( I was

in the hospital 4 nights.) I had a catheter from the bladder and

tummy drains for 10 days.

Since then, I have no problems, except some issues getting titrated

on the correct hormones.

I would do it again.

hope this helps some. I also work with two other WLS postops with

bladder repairs. Maybe the fat was holding it up???

tp