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Acute urinary retention.... Need advice on options please.

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aliL
aliL

Hello all,

My husband had a crisis on Saturday night with acute urinary retention, absolutely nothing coming out and left at the mercy of Aand E for several hours in agony. Now home with a catheter, awaiting test results ( PSa etc) and an appt. with a urologist. I am terrified it is cancer but trying not to think about that to much so now throwing myself into researching BPH and our options so we are well informed at our appt. I don't want to accept surgery or strong drugs forever if there are other options. 

I would bery very much appreciate any advice from you lovely gents on supporting my husband and any success with alternatives to avoid surgery ( saw palmetto, pumpkin oil etc) . 

Maybe be I should mention he is 54 ,in very good health generally but has a ' slow' flow in the mornings for a few years . I am 4 months pregnant with our first long awaited child and need someone to give me a kick up the bum to start thinking positive!!

many thanks in advance for any advice

Ali

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  • aliL
    aliL

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    Thankyou OldBuzzard and Derek for your kindness. You have helped so much more than anyone in the medical profession we have seen! So grateful! Xx
    • oldbuzzard
      oldbuzzard aliL

      Posted

      Glad I could help. Practicing medicince...til lI get it right!
    • derek76
      derek76 oldbuzzard

      Posted

      It has always puzzled me why they say, medical practice, dental practice, law practice etc.

      Practice.. What is usually done in a situationlike this?

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