Question:
I am urinating about every hour consistently, even awaking, help??????

I am 6 days post op. Can't sleep more than hour because I wake up to urniate,,,,,, this time I didn't even make it to the bathroom :o( and it had only been 45 min. It's 2:20 am and I am tired. Anyone have any ideas what is going on? This is getting worse, not better. In the hospital it was about every 2 hours.    — Patty S. (posted on September 30, 2002)

September 29, 2002
Hi...same thing happened to me..I gained 27lbs when I came home from the hospital due to all the fluids pumped into me. After a few days home I swear I urinated 27 times in a 24 hour period and thats how I lost all the water weight.
   — Debbie M.

September 29, 2002
Hi, check with your doctor. You may have irritation from the catheter that was in your bladder or may have a urinary tract infection.
   — Pam W.

September 29, 2002
Patty, go to the dr and have them check you for an UTI. could be whats wrong with you. I see alot of them at work everyday.
   — Sandi W.

September 30, 2002
I had the same experience after coming home. I think mine started about 2 weeks out and lasted for about 1-2 weeks and then it mysteriously stopped. If you aren't having any pain or irritation with urination, I would just mention it to the dr. but assume it is probably a side effect.
   — Maria A. M.

September 30, 2002
It doesn't sound like this would be the problem since the issue just started after post-op, but I thought I'd respond just in case. I am still pre-op, but I was getting up every hour to urinate and the doctor was having a hard time figuring out the problem. I had a sleep study and found out that I had sleep apnea. (I wasn't suprirsed). However, since the very first night of sleeping with the CPAP machine, I sleep through the night without having to ever get up. Amazing! Just a thought. Good luck!
   — Heidi S.