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I had an istillation (the first one in years) on Friday and had either an allergic reaction or a systemic effect. The meds used were gentamicin, Marcaine, sodium bicarb, solucortef, and heparin. I got dizzy, light-headed, couldn't walk in a straight line, and my heart was racing.
I also lost complete control of my bladder for about 6-8 hours. All the medication dribbled out over 2 hours and I couldn't pee for another about 5 hours. That seemed unrelated to the other problems though. I think the muscles of my perineum were just so completely numb either from the Marcaine or from the topical lidocaine they put on before they cathed me that I couldn't control the musculature.
The next day I noticed quite an impressive rash on my abdomen, but I have very sensitive skin and get rashes easily. It's possible it was there before the instillation and I just didn't notice it. The good news is my interstitial cystitis felt MUCH better 2 days after the instillation, and a little better on the 3rd and 4th day (today).
I had another instillation today. I had them leave out the gentamicin, in case I had an allergic reaction to that. And I asked them to halve the dose of the marcaine and solucortef as the nurse practioner thought these might be what made me dizzy/light-headed/tachycardic if I wasn't having an allergic reaction to gentamicin.
I feel a little "funny," but not bad at all. The meds have not leaked out of my bladder, but like last time, it's been 2 hours and I can't pee at all. I'm starting to drink and hope that getting some fluids will make me pee.
So, has anybody else had a systemic reaction to a bladder instillation?
I also lost complete control of my bladder for about 6-8 hours. All the medication dribbled out over 2 hours and I couldn't pee for another about 5 hours. That seemed unrelated to the other problems though. I think the muscles of my perineum were just so completely numb either from the Marcaine or from the topical lidocaine they put on before they cathed me that I couldn't control the musculature.
The next day I noticed quite an impressive rash on my abdomen, but I have very sensitive skin and get rashes easily. It's possible it was there before the instillation and I just didn't notice it. The good news is my interstitial cystitis felt MUCH better 2 days after the instillation, and a little better on the 3rd and 4th day (today).
I had another instillation today. I had them leave out the gentamicin, in case I had an allergic reaction to that. And I asked them to halve the dose of the marcaine and solucortef as the nurse practioner thought these might be what made me dizzy/light-headed/tachycardic if I wasn't having an allergic reaction to gentamicin.
I feel a little "funny," but not bad at all. The meds have not leaked out of my bladder, but like last time, it's been 2 hours and I can't pee at all. I'm starting to drink and hope that getting some fluids will make me pee.
So, has anybody else had a systemic reaction to a bladder instillation?
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