Question: Dear urologist,
My urologist dilated me 3 months ago and then we set up 3 month follow up, which is next week for follow up dilation again. It,s not as bad as originally but still a problem that sometimes I feel I need to go pee but then nothing comes out. So then I need to try again later. Is a urethra dilation the only remedy if one pill before made me so lightheaded I was afraid I,d fall. I have had 5 bad falls and the shoulder replacement was in Feb. & dr. Said if I fall, I might break my new shoulder. I was ok at recent checkup. Help, you opinion pls.

To Dr XXXXXXX urologist,

Thank u very much for your helpful reply.

My sister had back surgery Sept. 12 in California. I talk to her every day. She is having incontinence, wearing pull-ups, most trouble is over night with incontinence, she gets up 2 X per night even tho she is already wet in diaper. They opened up L3, L4, L5 to make more room and scraped off - bone spur. She was having trouble and could not pee periodically or at all. They catheterized her 3 times at cedars Sinai hospital and Drs office. Wants to know if she will stay incontinent permanently or will it go away when spine heals more from surgery?

P.S. My urologist thought if any pill made me feel like I was going to fall, that all pills to make me pee more would be the same re possibility of falling! Do agree with that re fall risk? Tnx!


Hilary had the catheter in for 10 days. When she couldn't,t pee while it was out, they,d put it back in again. Inserting it, she would scream from the pain.
Many thanks.