Went for my TWOC on 6th November & passed the empty bladder tests, so catheter out & time for the pads. Back home and not too bad, just a couple of dribbles when getting up from chairs. Movement is certainly a lot easier without the bag! Had a good night's sleep until about 3am, went to the loo & nothing happened - until I had an excruciating pain in my lower stomach & couldn't move for a few minutes. Managed to get back to bed & it eased a bit. I was still unable to urinate at 6am so called the hospital & was told to get straight back to the Ward at which point I was readmitted with a UTI and put on antibiotic and potassium drips.
Next day, I had an ultrasound examination on my belly, followed later by a CT scan with and without contrast which showed a leak in the new urethra/ bladder joint leading to urine and blood in my stomach and lower pelvic areas. That evening, one of the Urology doctors inserted a camera into my penis to check for any damage & then reinserted a catheter. After another day on a potassium drip, I saw the Consultant who discussed the next steps - a Cystogram in 2 weeks when the catheter would be removed if the tear had healed, followed by a follow up appointment with the Consultant a week later. He then allowed me to go home ( November 10th) Received appointments for Cystogram and Consultant in post on November 24th.
November 27th Cystogram appointment, " there's good news and bad news...well only bad news really" the tear hasn't fully healed yet, so I get to keep the catheter for another 2-3 weeks, after which another Cystogram & hopefully catheter removal.
That evening my Consultant (Mr S) called me at home for a chat, and not to worry, he will arrange the Cystogram and then the catheter removal as a daycase. He needs to see me on December 5th and to have a PSA test on November 28th.
December 4th getting a bit nervous about results tomorrow.