Just a follow up to this. My wife was able to void a small amount (30%-40%) for the first time this weekend, we were both so happy! It's only been 2 months so we are keeping positive. The urologist says to wait another month or so to see what kind of progress she makes before looking into other options.
Cheers!
Matt
I'm almost 3 months postpartem and have urinary retention as well ( self cath every 4-5 hours). This is hard to do while taking care of a 3 month old, and I'm sure your wife can relate.
I just want you and your wife to know that you are not alone. It seems like for me every month it gets a little better (100 CC less). My urologist did tell me it could take up to 1 year to recover, which is not something I wanted to hear. At this point, I just want to recover. Also, he put me on medicine to "wake my bladder up"...maybe you could look into that. Hope this helps and I would like to hear back on how everything is going. As I'm sure you have found out this is not a common issue and it helps to hear that there are other women going through the same thing.
Just trying to stay positive
Katie