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Please can you help. My partner is really struggling and has

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Please can you help. My partner is really struggling and has been for over 3months. He managed to have a face to face appointment yesterday with yet more things to try! He’s having contractions/ spasms that are so strong he can barely stay on his feet, I can’t bare to listen to him crying out in pain any longer so want to pay for him to have a private investigation but am unsure if he would need an MRI , CT, or ultrasound.
He had a prostatectomy in 2014 due to cancer .in 2016 he had an Artificial sphincter fitted which failed and led to sepsis , he has been incontinent ever since. His incontinence is now managed with a suprapubic catheter and pads. Any advice you can give would be so appreciated
Many thanks
Lesley
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Good evening, thank you for getting in touch. Could you tell me a little more about what you'd like to discuss? I may take a few minutes to reply as dealing with other patients too, thank you

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Customer: replied 15 days ago.
Hi thank you for getting back to me so quickly. The spasms are like the final stages of labour , last for 30 seconds to 1 minute and happen about 10 times a day. The pain is unbearable when there is the added pressure of going to the toilet (bowel movement)
He took a water sample to Dr who said he would send for tests as there blood was noticed.
Customer: replied 15 days ago.
Can I get back to you tomorrow please. My partner is in bed now so can’t confirm any questions you may ask. I should have thought of that before I messaged you , sorry

Sure that's quite alright, take your time and give any information whenever is convenient and I'll give my assessment and recommendations, speak soon

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I suspect your partner needs infection ruling out firstly with a sample of urine being tested. They should also undergo an MRI scan to look for anatomical causes of their pain. There are some medications (anti-spasmodics) that can be tried to help relieve the spasm and it would be worth speaking to the GP about trialing these. I would also speak to the GP about increasing the available pain relief for your partner hoping to achieve more comfort for them. 

I really hope that was helpful and you feel better for it. Please do come back if you've other questions anytime and all the very best for the future.

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Customer: replied 5 days ago.
sorry for the delay in replying to your extremely helpful response.
I’m afraid I didn’t see your reply.
He deteriorated after our conversation so we had no choice but to go to A&E .
He is due to see his specialist in the next couple of days.
Your advice is still so helpful , MRI is the way we will go
Many thanks and again very sorry for the delay in responding

Not at all and I'm very glad he was seen and sincerely ***** ***** feels better soon. Glad I could help in any way. Come back anytime and all the best for the future to you both.

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