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I know we get told we're prone to infections as diabetics as we're considered to be immune-compromised. But for me I have a bladder condition which seems to be causing me retention problems which means I'm even more prone to urinary tract infections than usual with the diabetes. Also I have IBS-D which means it probably doesn't help with preventing uti's. I'm currently being investigated again for yet another suspected uti as my pain level has been quite bad and all my vital signs are elevated, which includes my BGLs.
My current urologist did a urodynamics test on me which is a test that measures how your bladder works. The last part of the test she filled my bladder with water (that was so **** painful for me) whilst they have me standing on this special bed so I'm off the ground. Then they hold this contraption to you and wait for you to pee it all back out while they measure everything your bladder is doing. That didn't work one bit and I'm sure the nurse had a sore arm from waiting. So I was made to use the commode and I had to move very slow because they had all these sensors in me... well again couldn't get anything to come out hardly at all. My urologist was very frustrated and said we've filled your bladder and you should be able to pee it back out but your muscles aren't responding. I said yeh well this isn't unusual as I've told you before... I get retention. She said well that can't continue to happen because it causes infection. She tells me that she will need to teach me how to use a catheter.
I told my GP what my urologist told me about having to use a catheter and my GP said no way that makes you highly prone to infections also. I just shook my head and said so diabetes makes me prone, my bladder condition makes me prone, and now you're saying the catheters will make me highly prone? Omg do I have to live with constant uti's? I'm really worried about this as I don't want my kidneys getting damaged and winding up on dialysis. I've been hospitalised several times with kidney infections already.
I wish there was a solution. These diseases are so **** frustrating. It seems to me that they work against each other too a lot of the time. When I get infections my BGLs are hard to control. Likewise when I get migraines or have hormone issues my BGL's are hard to control. It basically means I spend a lot of time sick and trying to figure out how to make everything happy. I know my docs are trying to figure out how to help... they don't always talk to each other though and see the whole picture.
Anyone else relate? Do you have a similar experience?
I know we get told we're prone to infections as diabetics as we're considered to be immune-compromised. But for me I have a bladder condition which seems to be causing me retention problems which means I'm even more prone to urinary tract infections than usual with the diabetes. Also I have IBS-D which means it probably doesn't help with preventing uti's. I'm currently being investigated again for yet another suspected uti as my pain level has been quite bad and all my vital signs are elevated, which includes my BGLs.
My current urologist did a urodynamics test on me which is a test that measures how your bladder works. The last part of the test she filled my bladder with water (that was so **** painful for me) whilst they have me standing on this special bed so I'm off the ground. Then they hold this contraption to you and wait for you to pee it all back out while they measure everything your bladder is doing. That didn't work one bit and I'm sure the nurse had a sore arm from waiting. So I was made to use the commode and I had to move very slow because they had all these sensors in me... well again couldn't get anything to come out hardly at all. My urologist was very frustrated and said we've filled your bladder and you should be able to pee it back out but your muscles aren't responding. I said yeh well this isn't unusual as I've told you before... I get retention. She said well that can't continue to happen because it causes infection. She tells me that she will need to teach me how to use a catheter.
I told my GP what my urologist told me about having to use a catheter and my GP said no way that makes you highly prone to infections also. I just shook my head and said so diabetes makes me prone, my bladder condition makes me prone, and now you're saying the catheters will make me highly prone? Omg do I have to live with constant uti's? I'm really worried about this as I don't want my kidneys getting damaged and winding up on dialysis. I've been hospitalised several times with kidney infections already.
I wish there was a solution. These diseases are so **** frustrating. It seems to me that they work against each other too a lot of the time. When I get infections my BGLs are hard to control. Likewise when I get migraines or have hormone issues my BGL's are hard to control. It basically means I spend a lot of time sick and trying to figure out how to make everything happy. I know my docs are trying to figure out how to help... they don't always talk to each other though and see the whole picture.
Anyone else relate? Do you have a similar experience?