My Urologist is saying I have Bladder Reflux and I need an Inter-Stim Pacemaker …..?
My Urologist is saying I have Bladder Reflux (BR) and I need an Inter-Stim Pacemaker. After doing research I read that BR does not usually show any pain or outward symptoms but yet this Physician is in a hurry to default to this surgery and device. I am a survivor of Infantile Neuroblastoma (Cancer) and have a severely atrophied pelvis as a result of the cancer treatment. Recently I was hospitalized for severe abdominal pain (bladder area) and no urination and the "diagnosis" was Bladder Reflux which I say is BS. My take is it was either the ureter being pinched by intestines/colon in the smaller than normal pelvic area OR a muscle issue with pelvic floor or hip flexor (sp) muscles. ANY help or advice would be welcomed. I am definitely a unique case and I feel the doctors are ignoring my physical anatomy differences due to the cancer and just defaulting to the "easy" way out for them which more than likely isn’t the TRUE cause. H E L P, please.
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angie (68)
My advice would be to get a second opinion. You should go to the top urological specialist in your country and bring all x-rays, test results, etc. and see what he/she says.
well you can urinate now, right? So you can take a non surgical test to measure the flow of your urine. If there is something wrong with the flow than they will look inside your stomach with a machine and if they see something inside blocking the urethra than they will have to surgically remove it. After the surgery you will have to pee and it will hurt but after you pee once it doesn’t hurt that bad. Hope this helps and good luck!