Foreigner
Bluelighter
Yep, it gave me flashbacks as well, to when I couldn't pee even though my bladder was full. I wasn't on any drugs at the time either. It was horrible. I went to the ER and they admitted me immediately as an emergency because my bladder was legit about to explode. They had to catheterise my urethra to empty my bladder, they got 1.5 litres (50 ounces) of urine out!!!!!!! So yep, my bladder was actually about to explode...
After a million tests and scans, they never found out why I couldn't pee. It's never happen before or since. So....![]()
That happened me following bowel surgery. The whole left side of my colon was so inflamed that it was somehow affecting my bladder. My bladder was getting really full and I was about to go to the ER, when I remembered something a nurse told me once. When her elderly patients couldn't pee, she would pour hot-ish water over their abdomen. I did that and it didn't work, so I full on sat in hot water... and it made the urine come out.
So for like 3 weeks while my bowel healed I had to sit in hot water whenever I wanted to pee. It was such a nightmare. But I guess not as bad as needing a catheter!