Hard to Pee! Help!

Body: 

Hi (again!)
when i first noticed a bladder prolapse a few weeks ago it was getting hard to pee. After accupuncture it got easier, but yesterday got much much worse. I go back Friday, but am worried!

I'm drinking tons, trying lots of positions, but still can't pee without a great deal of effort (does that count as straining?)--but if i don't, nothing happens...
and even then it just trickles, so i doubt i'll ever empty my bladder fully like this.

Should i be worried?
What should I do???

K

Hi Kiki,

Check out the tips on the main page. Please read it for yourself but as far as I understand it is like lifting yourself from the seat when you cannot pee more sitting down. In fact, even before reading this tip I noticed that I am peeing better when out and about and using strange toilets where I do not sit on the seat...

Reka

kiki:

just want to check in an make sure there's no burning feeling attached to this like it might possible be a UTI? i know i had that a few times and it was hard to pee.

that said, christine suggests that those with cystocele at least once a day empty their bladders basically by being on all fours with a bowl for the urine to go into. i try to do that first thing in the morning, shifting a little on my forearms as i find the lower i go, the more pee comes out. maybe you want to give that a try right now? maybe everytime you pee at the moment so at least you know you're emptying your bladder really fully? i can definitely see -- and feel -- the difference in how much gets emptied.

just a thought.

xxsusan