Question 1

can you have air come out during urination after surgery? just had a heller myotomy done

Accepted Answer

Peeing air: You can pass air after surgery if you had a Foley catheter in during your procedure.  Sometimes air gets into the bladder when a catheter is inserted.

Question 2

how long usually last urination retention after surgery or medications and way to treat it.

Accepted Answer

URINARY RETENTION: It depends on the type of surgery, drugs or other issues surrounding the same. Many men have bladder issues that they didn't know about pre-operatively. And they are worsened by the meds or surgery. Often, after a trial of voiding is failed, your doctor will recommend cathing yourself to try and cycle the bladder along with prostate and bladder neck relaxing medications.

Question 3

why is a pcnl opening not closed after surgery? how long will i leak urine from my back? it's been 3.5 days and it's still flowing heavily at times.

Accepted Answer

PCNL: Sometimes it may take up to one week before the opening closes in your back.  Do you have a stent in your kidney going down to your bladder. This can expedite the closure.  If the fluid output increases I would consult your urologist

Question 4

i am leaking urine, is this normal after surgery. four months after surgery(hysterectomy)?

Accepted Answer

This is not normal: You need to see your doctor.  The leaking could be caused by several factors.  It should be addressed by your surgeon.

Question 5

is it normal to have moderate pressure in bladder while urinating 1 week post op partial hysterectomy? neg urine culture. reason for surgery was pelvic/bladder pain and bladder pain is worse now after surgery. also having lots of gas pains?

Accepted Answer

: Anytime one has problems persisting after his surgery, particularly if they are not improving, the first course should be to the surgery to perform the procedure. It is important to make sure there are no complications of the surgery. They can also check to see whether you have a urinary tract infection or some other obvious cause of the symptoms. Good luck.

Question 6

are surgical incisions supposed to be hard after surgery?

Accepted Answer

Scar ridge: Depending on the size and location of the incision a scar ridge forms as a normal part of the healing process. The scar can feel hard and the ridge can last up to a year. However, best to check with your surgeon, as there can be other causes/problems, like infection.

Question 7

i had a torsion in my left testicle they saved it but is it normal that it feels hard 2 weeks after surgery?

Accepted Answer

: Yes, this sounds normal. It could take several weeks for inflammation from transient cut-off of blood supply (from the torsion) to completely resolve. But check back with your urologist to be sure (and probably to be reassured).

Question 8

after surgery is the incision wound suppose to be hard?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Because inflammation due to the trauma of surgery can cause fluid collection and "induration"  which is a hard feel to the tissue.

Question 9

should hernia repair feel like hard lump after surgery?

Accepted Answer

Normal: Early after a surgical procedure, the tissue under the incision feels hard for up to several weeks. Surgeons refer to this as a "healing ridge".  If the hard lump is large and visible however, there could be a collection of blood (hematoma) or fluid (seroma), both if which should resolve on their own. See your surgeon for an exam to be sure.

Question 10

if heteropic ossification formed after surgery on lower back would it present as a large hard circular lump under the scar? would fb test show?

Accepted Answer

Xray/MRI: I suggest both soft tissue xrays and MRI of the surical site if there was no metal implanted in your back.

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Why is a pcnl opening not closed after surgery? how long will i leak urine from my back? it's been 3.5 days and it's still flowing heavily at times.

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I am leaking urine, is this normal after surgery. four months after surgery(hysterectomy)?

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Is it normal to have moderate pressure in bladder while urinating 1 week post op partial hysterectomy? neg urine culture. reason for surgery was pelvic/bladder pain and bladder pain is worse now after surgery. also having lots of gas pains?

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Are surgical incisions supposed to be hard after surgery?

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I had a torsion in my left testicle they saved it but is it normal that it feels hard 2 weeks after surgery?

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After surgery is the incision wound suppose to be hard?

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Should hernia repair feel like hard lump after surgery?

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If heteropic ossification formed after surgery on lower back would it present as a large hard circular lump under the scar? would fb test show?

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