Don't know when my bladder is full.

I had my gallbladder removed 3 weeks ago and all went well except I could only dribble afterwards when I tried to urinate.

They kept me overnight and the next morning let me go home. I was retaining 250ml of urine but the surgeon said I was good to go.

At home, I passed small amounts and had difficulty starting the flow. At 6pm I had my last wee and could not go again. I didn't feel like I needed to either. By 4am, I had not been and was alarmed as I normally go twice through the night.

I called the hospital and went back in where they catherterised me and told me to return 2 days later. They drained off 800ml when I arrived.

I returned 2 days later, had one fabulous wee (although I didn't feel much sensation) and then it all stopped again.

I was then catherterised for 2 weeks to give my bladder a rest. I had the catheter removed one week ago and can pass urine easily and with force but cannot really tell when I need to go.

If I press on my bladder I can feel it's full and if I bear down I have a slight 'twang' lower down the bladder....also if I jiggle about, I can feel that my bladder is full but still no definitive feeling that I want to urinate.

I have never had any bladder issues before and nothing untoward happened during the operation and I have recovered well from the gallbladder surgery itself. I am on no other medication and am otherwise fit and healthy.

I had general anaesthetic.

I am now making sure I empty my bladder when I know it should be full and am setting my alarm at night to wake me up...although I am hardly sleeping as this whole business has traumatized me.

I am scheduled to see a Urologist tomorrow but wondered if this has happened to anyone else and did you recover full bladder sensation?

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