High bladder neck.

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Hi everyone,

On my last 2 visits to the hospital for Botox, doctors have said I have a high bladder neck and the symptoms I am describing sound like they would benefit having a bladder neck incision. I have searched for evidence to support this surgery but would like opinions of other peoples' experience having had this operation. Was it successful?

Many thanks for any advice given.

 

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Hi @laalaauk, I'm afraid I can't help you there as I have never experienced that, but you are wise to do your research and to ask opinions of other people. I hope you find some pertinent answers soon!

 

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Initially my uro thought I had the same thing. He recommended a tuip. Transurethral incision of the prostate. He did tell me that it had a 50% chance to cause sterility, and online searches also identified sexual side effects. We we did my cystography, he found a high bladder neck was not the issue, so my search on the tuip ended then.

 

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Not sure what they called mine, but when they took samples for the lab work to determine the kind and spread of the cancer, one result was the analysis of a "rubbery tube" - part of the urethra? So, it got shortened. I have never gotten an answer if that effects/causes-part-of the incontinence. Not sure what difference it would make if I did know, though.
You just don't know what questions to ask, at the time. The cancer nurse helped a lot, but we missed that one. Then the doctors moved on to another hospital.