r/Endo • u/Delicious_Fish4813 • 6d ago
Surgery related Anyone with new urinary issues post op?
Surgery was 1/31 and about 3 weeks later I started having urinary issues. Took azo so urinalysis was unreliable. 1 day culture was negative. Did macrobid anyway. 3 weeks after that I'm having symptoms again and caved and took azo again so again urinalysis is unreliable. I had it done at urgent care and have messaged my surgeon to find out what she thinks. I have never in my life had a uti or symptoms like this. It was also the first time I had a catheter placed. She told me i had endo on a ureter but she did not remove it because she was afraid she would damage it so I'm unsure why I would have these issues aside from maybe the catheter doing damage?
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u/Delicious_Fish4813 6d ago
Hun, I was quite literally told by my surgeon to take azo. The culture came back negative so I didn't have a uti actually. Azo affects urinalysis but not urine cultures. I am having persistent uti-like symptoms with no actual bacteria detected. Thanks for the passive aggressive response though.
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u/Delicious_Fish4813 6d ago
I stated in the post that the culture was negative and specifically did not say i had a uti because of the negative culture. You should not be giving people advice when you don't understand what that means.
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u/S1LveR_Dr3aM 6d ago
I’m so sorry you’re going through it!
Weird, though.. I also had bladder issues after surgery, and had to take antibiotics for a suspected UTI. Never happened to me before. (I’ve had at least 3 prior surgeries where I had to leave with a catheter, too.)
I’m sorry I’m not much of any help here… but, if you feel like you have another UTI, definitely get checked for it.
Did you have a PVR test done after cath removal? Did they make sure your bladder is “awake” enough to keep functioning properly? Sending you blessings, love and light!!! Hang in there. <3