Bladder Problem - looking at a 2nd opinion

chrisfroome

I would like to hear your opinion on this one. It would be appreciated. I have diabetes 2 and have always had a weak bladder. In April, I got a cathater inserted for 2 weeks into me. Since then, I cannot urinate. Up to then, I would urinate like a normal guy but the flow was not as strong and I would need to urinate more during the night. The doctors felt it was a long term solution.

Since then I have had an MRI scan and done regular checks. My Prostate Gland is fine so the doctors believe that it is the muscle in my bladder and there is no way to fix this. It could be to do with my diabetes. I still find that hard to believe in this day and age.

A friend recommended me to go to Germany (near Berlin) in December to get it checked out there and get a 2nd opinion. I don't want to go over and they say the same thing. The clinic in Germany say that it would cost €300 - €400 to get me checked out fully. I am wondering am I wasting my time and money!?

waxmoth

If they are genuine specialists then I think it would be worth it because there are various approaches to management depending on the source. If it is associated with diabetes it may be sensory which it seems can possibly be addressed with sacral nerve stimulation using a type of TENS machine. There are implantable units if it is confirmed to be effective.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1472851/#B8

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651538/