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Bladder numbness after spinal anaesthetic

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shirley84100
shirley84100

Hi there, I am just wondering if anyone else has suffered with bladder numbness following a spinal Anaesthetic. I had my right hip replaced last year and my bladder has been virtually numb ever since. I can't feel when my bladder is full or when I need the ladies. I just get either mild sensations in my urethera (urges that I can easily miss!) Or I get phantom urges that tell me to go to the ladies but when I go, not much happens or, I get urgency feelings. Can't see the bladder numbness ever going back to normal now but I hope I am wrong.

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  • 11mary
    11mary shirley84100

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    Hi Shirley. My daughter was given some kind of cortisone injections in her buttocls for low back pain. The doctor who did this hit her nerves - twice. It has been 14 months. She still has back pain, pain shooting down her legs along with her legs having no feeling, her feet fall asleep and she also does not feel the urge to urinate. What did your doctor say? Regarding the no urge to urinate she was told to give it a few weeks. We see a new doctor for this in about 3 weeks. Hope to have more answers then.
    • shirley84100
      shirley84100 11mary

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      Really sorry to hear that Mary. My doc didn't seem that Interested and the surgeon at the hospital said the numbness was unlikely to be anything to do with the op. Sadly I never got chance to speak to the anaesthetist. I have however found a page on Google linking to problems following spinal anaesthetics and I emailed the doctor who wrote about it, so I hope she gets back to me. Fingers crossed your daughter soon gets her urge to urinate back and that you get some answers from your new Doctor in about 3 weeks.

    • shirley84100
      shirley84100 11mary

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      Hi 11mary, Just wondering how your daughter is doing now. I hope her back/leg pain has gone and that her numbness has gone too. Here I am, all these months later and my bladder is still numb! Someone said they didnt know what I meant as theirs has always been numb. I said no, I mean I cant tell when my bladder is full or when I need the bathroom. In that respect its numb. I am meant to be having a cystoscopy soon to see if they can find any problems inside my bladder and urethra. Time will tell.
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