Radiation nerve damage

[Sharon Jean]

In August I thought I was getting a UTI or a bladder infection.. so I drink a lot of cranberry juice and finally ended up making a Dr appointment. Before my appointment I ended up in the ER because I couldn't pee at all. They drained over a thousand cc's of urine from me. I had an indwelling catheter for a week while I waited to see a urologist. It was finally decided that this was yet another symptom of radiation that I had years and years ago when I had cancer. So for about 4 months now I have been self cathing. My problem is it hurts a lot, I'm always sore and sometimes I bleed. I've been reading all over on here that people can do it in their sleep and not even remember if they cathed that morning because it doesn't hurt them a bit. I also have lymphedema which causes a whole lot of swelling - my legs and sometimes even my privates swell. Before this happened I had to get up two to five times a night to urinate. Does cathing hurt anyone else??

[healthcare247]

Yes, cathetine hurt if not been fit properly or frequently goes in and out so it hurts the inner lining of lumine which get swells so please take care by using cather.