It’s been awhile since I have last blogged. Sorry about that. Around the holidays I just wanted to focus on my family. Then I got out of the habit of blogging. A couple of times I have wanted to blog but I have neuropathy in my hands and it is hard to type. But that is just an excuse so here I am back blogging.
So I will update you on some things that have been happening to me.
On January 9th I had a visit with my urologist. Up to this point I haven’t been emptying my bladder at all. I can start a stream but I can’t empty.
So my urologist set me up with a test to see how much pressure is coming from my bladder. The test was really weird. They put a catheter in my penis that went into my bladder and a catheter in my stoma and then put electric probes on me to test the pressure.
First they filled me full of water directly through my catheter in my huge 
penis! The nurse told me when my bladder was full to call her in and we would start the test. It was just really weird.
It took awhile but I finally felt full so she told me to try and start peeing. Now I’m not peeing well at all at this time. So I’m suppose to be peeing into a little funnel that directs my urine into the toilet. Just was way too weird. While I was peeing the pressure from my stomach muscles, my bladder was being recorded on a machine.
It was really hard to pee. Just too much going on. The nurse came in and unhooked me and by the look in her face, I didn’t think I did very well. Then we went off to see the urologist.
My Dr. looked at the tests and then told me I had a 5% chance of peeing again. I think he stunned me.
But then I got mad. He never really heard me. I was peeing, I just couldn’t empty my bladder completely. I was polite and didn’t swear at him but underneath my breath I was mad.
There was NO WAY I was not going to pee again. I hate these catheters.
Mark,
Glad you are blogging again! I have had pee problems too, as a result of the surgery and radiation treatments. I get frequent UTIs because I, too, don’t completely empty my bladder. I did the pee into the funnel test. Pretty weird. If I sit down to pee and then put my fist low on by belly just above the pubic bone and press while bending forward, the pressure will empty my bladder. Still, I take daily antibiotics to keep the UTI from recurring. Messes with my digestion some, but better than burning from the UTI when I pee.
Hey, suffering the side effects from cancer treatment is better than the alternative, being DEAD!
Be WELL and keep blogging & posting!
Randy
You are right. Every time I get mad about the cancer treatment and some of the side effects I’m going through I get mad. But then I keep hearing the words my surgeon told me as we discussed my surgery. He said, “Mark you are young and we are talking about your survival.”
I have never had a uninary track infection yet and cross my fingers, I hope I never do.
Blessings,
Mark