I am a 51 year old female with severe arthritis and have a bulging disc at L5. I am presently having difficulty urinating with much difficulty starting to urinate and then have to push urine out and having difficulty witChatDoctorpletely emptying my bladder. This happened to me 2 yrs ago while sitting for a long period of time at a nursing convention and started again while sitting and standing for long periods during jury duty. I do not have any s/s of UTI, no burning,odor, etc. Could this be caused from my low back? I do have severe sciatica on the right also. Thank you, Lisa Warren, RN
Dear Sir/Madam, I thank you for having faith in Chat Doctor and for seeking help on your issue; I have gone through your symptoms, if a patient witChatDoctorplains similar to you come to my clinic I would advise, to consult an urologist for urination problem, as far as your back pain goes, if you have no neural weakness or numbness then back care and back exercises are a good option. If you have neurological involvement then you will need consultation with a spine surgeon and get appropriate treatment. I hope I have been able to provide you with a satisfactory solution, if you want to clear any doubts about my opinion, feel free to contact. Special note-Any medication prescribed needs to be taken after consultation with your personal doctor only. Thanks