Question: Hi, I live in Northern Arizona. For the size of the retirement population, there are few Urologists in our region. I went to my primary doctor on March of this year, when I noticed I was urinating quite frequently and had little control over it. I had a blood test and it showed that I did not have any urinary track infection and that my urine was clear. My doctor gave me some anti-bionics and prescribed some Tamsulosin help me urinate. He also referred me to a Urologist near by and was able to get me an appointment for the next day. I had to drive almost twenty miles to his office, to find that he was not there, so I rescheduled to the only other Urologist in town which is about sixty miles from my home. I was not able to get an appointment for about a month. I finally was able to see him on May 34th. Since, I was new, he scheduled me for a cat scan at the local hospital . I found out that my Cancer Doctor had also scheduled me for a Cat Scan and a Bone Scan at the local hospital sometime in XXXXXXX , so I canceled the first one and called my Cancer Doctor and asked for an earlier date. They scheduled me for the sixth of May . I did go through with those procedures. At that time I was in a lot of pain and had to have a catheter inserted to relieve my bladder. I was almost immediately relieved.
On May fifteen I went back to the second Urologist and he preformed a Cystoscopy which was to evidently open up the passageway in the uritha so that I could urinate. Well at that point they removed the catheter and sent me home. The next day I was in severe pain due to not being able to urinate not even a drop. He had me scheduled for the 5th of XXXXXXX but in the paperwork that he gave me , it instructed me to call the doctor if I had any trouble urinating. That night it was so bad I could not sleep , and his office did not open until eight in the morning. I had my wife drive me over to his office , and we arrived there about the time it opened. I was in severe pain, and I had to wait in the office for about a half hour before they could see me. When they finally saw me, the nurse installed another catheter. That is where I am at today.
My question is ?? Is this fixable? Is there another procedure to fix the problem? Do I have to wear a catheter and bag for the rest of my life? I am a little depressed over this, as I feel a little uncomfortable and fatigued and am looking for answers that don't seem to be forthcoming. Any insight you can provide me as to the next step of any I can take would be very helpful. Thanking you in advance for taking the time out to evaluate my problem.
Sincerely, XXXXX