My 93-year-old dad has urinary frequency at night to the point that his sleep is severely disturbed. Once in a while, he sleeps fairly well, but not most nights. He is being followed by a urologist & has been prescribed all the usual meds without success. We've tried taking them in the daytime & when that doesn't work. We switch to night time. The most recent one is oxybutinin which he has been taking at night & he swears it makes things worse. I've tried explaining that these drugs take weeks to show any effect, but he is too impatient. To his credit, he has given it his best shot, but still no positive results. It's driving me crazy! He saw the urologist September & I went with him. I get a feeling the urologist is reluctant to do any procedures due to Dad's age & I agree with that. He will be seen again in March.
Anyone else dealt with this? I'm tired of hearing about his plumbing problems.
If the patient ever has pain, a jacuzzi or swimming is out.
Check out oregano oil (oregamax ?) it is supposed to help with elder men and urgency. You can also get tablets.
My dad was put on a medication for prostate cancer, doesn't have that, but it helped with his urine issues.
if his glucose levels are normal, then urologist can figure this out. Get an appointment
Husband has sleep apnea and uses a cpap machine nightly. He's been using the machine for about seven +/- years.
Husband has been on a drug called Tamolusin (sp?). I don't see any improvement or difference.
Looking forward to reading other comments / suggestions.
Thank you.
Instead of telling him that you're tired of hearing about his plumbing problems, tell him you're working on it with his physician.
A Condom Catheter sounds like what he is needing but only his physician can say for sure. We considered it for my DH but his physician felt DH should go on a pill that would allow him to have more time in-between needs. DH passed before it became a problem, but he was waking me hourly to void so it was getting a lot closer. He was 96.
When my Husband would sit it would be one thing but when he either reclined more of lay down I would end up with a flood! It seems that going to a laying down position allowed the bladder to fully empty.
You might want to try having him fully recline during the day to allow the bladder to empty so there is not a lot retained that will empty when he goes to bed.
A condom catheter works well if your dad will leave it alone. My Husband would "fiddle and reposition himself" so I could not have used that on him. I did once he declined to the point where he was no longer "readjusting" himself and it was so much easier than changing him every 1 to 2 hours.
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