Hi everyone.
Before I start, I'd like to admit that I absolutely have health anxiety (started about 2 years ago when I had lots of irregular bleeding which turned out to be a cervical ectropion!) But I am suffering no end with very real health issues never the less. I am totally fed up. I had my second baby 7.5 months ago and since then it's been one thing after another. The main purpose of this thread though is to discuss my bladder! Since around Christmas time (from what I remember), I had the constant urge to urinate even though I knew I didn't really need to go. This would sometimes last a day or two and then go away and I thought maybe it was just something to do with recovery after giving birth. However, from late January until the end of March I had this feeling every day! I was waking once in the night to wee and then around 6am again the morning (which I never had to do before). Just as we went in to lockdown, even though I had this constant urge I began feeling that I couldn't empty my bladder and started to get pain and I worried I was going in to retention. This lasted for 2 or 3 days but then things seemed to go back to normal...what a relief! However, these past 3 days have been nothing short of HELL. This has come back with a vengence - so much worse than it was! I CONSTANTLY feel like I need to wee when I know nothing will really come out! I have had to get up 4 times for 2 nights just to try and get some relief. There's no stinging or pain but just this constant urge! I started my period today so I don't know if this has anything to do with it? I should add that I have had a few urine tests to check for infection between Christmas and March and they all came back clear. However when I was pregnant I did had 2 urine tests which detected some blood which I keep thinking about! I am so frustrated because I had an ultrasound and urologist meeting booked for the end of March but they obviously got cancelled thanks to the virus. I would love to have the option of paying privately just to get it sorted but I know this isn't an option at the moment either. Of course I keep thinking this is bladder cancer or something now because I've never experienced anything like it. I'm so fed up! Thanks if you've read this far...hoping someone can offer some words of wisdom about my bloody bladder! 