I am 52 year old male who has diabetes insipidus due to a brain tumor I had on my pituitary gland at the age of 14. I feel I drink much more than most people and therefore urinate more often. I have always gotten up several times at night to relieve myself. Recently, I saw a urologist who says that I am retaining fair amounts of urine after urinating. He says that my bladder is not voiding because it has been stretched and has lost its elasticity due to my holding my urine for long periods. He did a procedure on me to vaporize my prostate gland thinking that was a cause. (Did he vaporize all or part of it?) Now due to the fact I am still not voiding completely, he says I must catheterize myself several times daily to cut the risk of infection due to urine left in my bladder.
Can this be true or is their some medicine I can take to help my bladder void itself? Are there any suggestions you have to help me with this problem?
I have read about a electronic stimulator (Medtronic) that helps persons with urinary retention void their bladders. Do you think this is worth looking into?
Any help for this problem would be appreciated.
Also, whether or not it helps, I have Parkinson's Disease which was finally diagnosed in April after many years of seeing doctors due to a foot drop symptom.