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Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 7 | This may seem a silly question, but during your treatment did anyone have urinary incontinence? Anywhere from a wee bit to bladder emptying without feeling the need? I mentioned it to the doctor the last time I saw him and he said watch it to see if it gets worse. Doesn't feel like a bladder infection. Just no control. Any insight is extremely helpful. Just a little over 1/2 way through.
Age 52 at Dx, SCC,Stage IV BOT and PET shows only 1 node, T4N1M0, smoker (quit Nov 16 2012, non drinker, scheduled for Cisplatin x 7 with concurrent IMRT x 35 plus additional 3 months of Cisplatin.
Dec 2013 - NED
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Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 3,267 Likes: 4 | There can be many causes. Peripheral Neuropathy, chemo induced, diabetic, etc., can cause incontinance. One of the side effects for Cisplatin can be CIPD..Chemo Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. A UTI doesn't necessarily have to be accompanied by other symptoms like pain. Medications can cause it too, like muscle relaxers. Drinking excess water.......Good luck, and hope it's temporary.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | A bladder infection sometimes can have little or no symptoms. I suggest going to your family doc and getting it checked out to rule out infection. If you have one and its left untreated it can quickly become a very serious medical condition.
Best wishes.
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Make an appt with a Urolologist.
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Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 | Yes...yes...yes!!! The first chemo treatment I thought it was just all the hydration they were giving me, tho never in my life did I have problems controlling the flow. At the second treatment I used up all their swifter pads in the bathroom trying to soak up the "leaks"....by the time I had my 6th chemo I was carrying my own Kotex pads, and using at least 4 of them during the 8 hours I was there. I was also having to make a mad dash to the bathroom at least 2 times during the night...Once done with treatment, everything has gone back to normal. Maybe it's all the water I drank, maybe it was the hydration...maybe it was the chemo itself...I just know that incontinance came with chemo, and left at the same time I was done with it.
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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Stage III T1N2M0, diagnosed March, 2012...Treatments started April 24, 2012, finished 8/28/12.
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Joined: May 2012 Posts: 162 Likes: 1 | Not making light of the issue, but when I read this, the first thing I thought was...cancer, the "gift" that just keeps on giving...sort of like the crazy hair now growing out of my husband's left ear now. We think of it as the "pound of flesh" he had to give the beast to get through this. That said, I would get yourself checked for a UTI, just in case. Best of luck, Ana
wife/caregiver to Vince, dx 4/12 Stage IV BOT HPV+ SCC, poorly diff.; T4N2cMo; U of C; Clinical trial, Everolimus; 6 wks ind. chemo (Cetuximab, Cisplatin & Taxol), 50 x IMRT, 75 gy chemorad w/5FU, Hydrea & Taxol; 5 years out, thankfully still NED
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Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 7 | The leaking wasn't an infection. They checked that. Still have minor issues, but not as bad as that one week. Poise pads are a God send. Hopefully everything gets back to normal after the treatment is complete. 1 Chemo and 7 radiations left. Countdown time.
Age 52 at Dx, SCC,Stage IV BOT and PET shows only 1 node, T4N1M0, smoker (quit Nov 16 2012, non drinker, scheduled for Cisplatin x 7 with concurrent IMRT x 35 plus additional 3 months of Cisplatin.
Dec 2013 - NED
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