I had urodynamics testing yesterday. A urine dipstick test showed trace blood in urine, which the nurse said is probably from the catheter (ouch!). I got the results of the urinalysis and microscopy today and no blood cells were found. The ph was also different. Was the urine dipstick test a false positive for blood? I’m not worried about it. Mostly just curious.
This will be my last update as I’m pretty much back to normal.
Week 5 was pretty rough. I got a UTI and needed antibiotics. I didn’t sleep from pain and felt overall crappy from the antibiotic. I doubt any of that had to do with mirtazapine withdrawals.
Week 6 and I feel back to normal. I’m no longer itching. I’m sleeping well and my appetite is normal. My anxiety is maybe slightly above normal, but I have a big surgery coming up and I think it’s normal in the context of that.
So to whoever is going through withdrawals, you will get through it. It takes time but you’ll eventually get back to normal. You may experience ups and downs but don’t let that shake your confidence in your ability to handle the withdrawals. Do a slow taper and be gentle on yourself.
I am scheduled for a total vaginal hysterectomy with rectal and bladder prolapse repairs on 6/2. I’ll find out how extensive the bladder repairs are tomorrow at my preop. My husband is scheduled for a minor heart surgery 3 weeks after my surgery. I know everyone heals at their own pace but I’m trying to gauge how much support I can give.
Will I be able to drive him to his procedure and stay with him for the day? They can keep him overnight but that requires bumping the surgery another month, which we don’t want to do. We’ve been fighting with United Healthcare to pay for the surgery since his stroke last year. One of our adult kids has offered to handle his recovery if I’m not up for it.
I had a UTI, which was treated with a short course of antibiotics. I then got a yeast infection. I tried treating with Monistat 7. It caused massive irritation and bleeding. I stopped on day 3 and my doctor prescribed 2 doses of diflucan.
Now I'm completely dry and my vulva is irritated. I would usually just let this run it's course and assume time will heal the tissue and bring moisture back, but I have a hysterectomy on 6/2/25. I have a preop with urodynamic testing on Thursday and I will ask my urogynecologist the best way to heal the tissue, but in the meantime, what can I do?
In my cabinet, I have VMagic balm, coconut oil, Cerave healing ointment, and vaginal estrogen. I used the cerave last night and it was pretty glorious. It took the burning away and I felt pretty good this morning. What I don't want to happen is another yeast infection. Any suggestions on what to use?
There was a point during my 3rd week off that I contemplated going back on. Had a huge spike in anxiety and my brain just looped that I needed the med. I have a big surgery coming up in June and I don’t want to go into it with my body and mind in chaos.
I’m feeling more grounded this week. Symptoms are tolerable. I’m having lots of sneezing and what I think are histamine reactions to food. I thought I had bug bites a couple of weeks ago, but it was actually hives. The itching is getting better.
My clarity of thought has really improved. I was having weird word finding issues or mispronunciation errors on mirt. My anxiety is definitely over baseline, but I carry on with day life. It gets easier in the evenings. All in all, I’m getting through the withdrawals.
My surgery is scheduled for 6/2. I’ve been putting it off for several years hoping menopause would improve some of my symptoms. Unfortunately, symptoms are getting worse.
My diagnoses: adenomyosis, fibroids, thickened endometrium, and rectal, vaginal, and bladder prolapses. I can no longer jog or jump without feeling a huge amount of pressure. I usually have cramping after any exercise. My bladder is folded in half due to the prolapse and I have trouble with emptying and urgency.
I know I need the hysterectomy and repair of the prolapses. I’m just so dang afraid. My sister has malignant hyperthermia. MH is a life threatening allergy to anesthesia and is genetic so I have a 50% chance of having it. I’ll have to be the first anesthesia patient of the day and the machines have to be specially cleaned and different anesthesia agents are used. The anesthesiologist will have to monitor me very very closely.
I’m in a mental back and forth right now whether I should have the surgery or not. I’ve lived with the symptoms for a few years. The surgeon didn’t feel conservative treatments like pelvic floor therapy would be useful with my severity. I could use a pessary for the rest of my life if I decide not to do the surgery :(