UTI (urinary tract infection) and prostate cancer

After radiation last year, I had 5 UTIs during 2023. Never saw blood at all, except very slight after biopsy.
The frequent urinating has never subsided. Robo, I hope your procedure went well.

Welcome @tina50. You may also be interested in this related discussion:
- Blood clots in urine 5 weeks after RP
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/blood-clots-in-urine-5-weeks-after-rp/
What does your husband's cancer team say about the blood in urine this long after radiation? Does he also have a UTI?

Hi , has anyone have what symptoms suggest on going urinary tract infections that are difficult to to nail with urine tests, eg i reguarly get my urine checked every 6 months or so (post radical prostatectomy ) but doesnt come up with an infection ! My symptoms vary from zero one day to semi full on the next. Its going on 3 plus years since i had my Prostate removed and the below symptoms have plagued me ever since, GP tried lots of stuff but because the uti,s symptoms don't officially come up in the urine tests the tablet trials has never made any difference: Symptoms ongoing since op are more frequent urination , a sense of urine sitting in my urethra (sensitivity in urethra) a need to purge this urine resulting in small amounts of urine and often, a need to urinate 3 or 4 times in 5 minutes after each other, often a heightened level of urination need, occasionally feeling urination process has not emptied my bladder hence the need to go again in 5 minutes and so it goes, some days no symptoms other days full on (no always) but more often later in the day. Diet is very consistent, tried no tea no coffee doesn't appear to make any difference, Regards Graeme

Did you have salvage radiation after your prostatectomy? Those sound like my radiation cystitis symptoms at their worst point (much milder now).

@graemebennett
It sounds like you’re having urgency problems. I used to get those at night and would wake up thinking I had to go when I knew I didn’t. Still had to go make sure. There are a couple of drugs that are designed to reduce urgency. Myrbetriq worked really well for me.. Something to speak to your urologist about.

Myrbetriq and Gemtesa are the two drugs that are designed to reduce urgency and also incontinence. Have you tried one of them or an equivalent drug?

@jeffmarc Hi Jeff; thanks for yr reply 😀
No haven't tired either of those, so were yr main symptoms a sense of having a feeling of urine needing to be purged eg a feeling of urine in your urethra ( not bladder) that was causing this need to urinate to remove it ?

@graemebennett
I would just wake up and feel like I would have to pee. It was an urgent feeling that I had to go right away. Yes, urine in the urethra. I don’t think it was a feeling in my bladder.

Take a look at the documentation for those two pills and you can get a feel for what it might do for you and if it would resolve the problem you feel you have.

@graemebennett It is not coincidental that it occurred after surgery. Nerve damage is common and more frequent than surgeons admit.
That damage, however, can usually repair itself over time. Some men, though, struggle with incontinence and many of the symptoms you are experiencing.
Medications may help and you should probably look into pelvic floor therapy with a certified specialist. Nerves control muscles and those muscles can be strengthened - even with nerve damage. It’s no different from learning how to walk after a stroke - it takes persistence and determination moderated by a large dose of frustration, but eventually you’ll get there.
Phil