Irritable urethra

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Hi all

Well, you know how I am always trumpeting that I don't even notice my prolapses 95% of the time. Well the other 5% has just arrived. I wonder if anyone can give me ideas for what to do.

I have noticed over the last few days that my urethra feels kind of low and kind of burny, kind of prickly, some of the time. A bit of urgency, and I don't pass much urine. It is only happening when I am doing standing type activities, and I have been doing a lot of reasonably heavy handiperson work for the last week. I can ignore it for some time, like an hour or two, then suddenly there is an urge to go. I don't think it is a classic urinary tract infection, as I go for hours without any urgency at all, just a vague sensation that my urethra is there. No problems at night. I think I have just hit mid-cycle and my vagina might be getting a bit dry as it does in the second two weeks, so that's probably not helping.

It could be a bit of thrush, which I haven't had for over 12 months, or a mild urinary tract infection that might blow up on my in the next few days, in which I will have to get antibiotics (sigh, I just don't want that, as it seems to send me into a cycle or repeated infections that I thought I had left behind me.) Has anybody else had anything similar, or can anyone suggest any potentially useful treatments, other than the normal cranberry, urinary alkalisers, vitamin E cream, moratorium on sex etc?? I just hate this.

Cheers

Louise

I have no experience with this, just sending you some (((hugs))) and get well soon wishes!
this too shall pass

I get the same symptons when I am on my feet a lot. I usually try to sit and relax as much as I can in between chores and get back into the posture. It usually passes once I am back to more normal activities.
I hopes helps.
Flora

Just want you to know I don't have advice...I am a newbie! But I want you to know will say a prayer for your comfort!! and NO Infection!

Dear Louise,

I am also sending big hugs to you down under. You are so great for us all here. I regard you as a second Mum! (hope you don't mind!) Get some rest, especially after you have been doing so much hard work the past few days. Rest just might be the key!

Love Michelle.

Thanks everyone for your hugs, prayers and encouragement.

Resting never was my forte but I admit that I did have a less energetic day yesterday. Actually I had aching muscles and joints all over, and didn't really feel able to do much physical activity. It was a day for staying in posture and just letting the body be. Last night I slathered the area with vitamin E cream and collapsed into bed. Today I haven't experienced any urgency or lowness, even after some vigorous early morning gardening. Here's hoping!

It's funny you know, I preach to others that if you do the right thing your body will recover its good sense in a couple of days, but when it happens to me I get so pissed off, and I am not patient enough to wait for self-healing. I guess if we were all a bit more patient we would all be a bit more laid back, but then again we would probably also be still living in caves and conversing in grunts of two syllables or less. You can't win.

Thanks again. Cheers

Louise

more hugs and love coming from me, louise.

and as to how hard it is to take our own sensible advice? oh, yes! don't i know it! i suspect that's human nature, though, and hard to overcome, though i hope to do better with that one day.

wondering how you're feeling today. maybe you can have another day of a quieter rhythm for yourself? i know i really struggle to slow down and this whole trip is quite a lesson for me to try and not only really listen to my body, but then respect what it's telling me. i have always been the queen of powering through -- be it fatigue, not feeling well, massively heavy periods...whatever. i'm trying -- trying -- to slowly recognize that that might NOT be the best way for me to proceed with the rest of my life.

anyways, thinking of you. maybe that peeing on all fours thing might be useful. as i told you in an e-mail, i really did wake up thinking about you, wondering how you were feeling today. let us know when you can.

xxsusan