Mytomycin is given directly into the bladder through a urinary catheter. The urinary catheter is inserted through the urethra (the tube which carries urine from the bladder to the outside the body). The mitomycin solution is injected into the catheter, which is then removed. Normal walking around helps to disperse the medication throughout the bladder. The medication is left in for about 2 hours, after which the patient then empties the bladder (urinates).
The question is how did the medication get into your pelvic region. I think your theory that there was a perforation during the surgery is the most likely. Click here for a paper discussing a similar complication. In that case, a cytoscopy revealed the perforation. Was that done? If you have a perforation, I would think that needs to be surgically repaired, so it sounds like the medical side of your story is still incomplete. It sounds like a cytoscopy needs to be performed and if you have a perforation, that needs to be surgically repaired. I do not think that will ameliorate all of your problems, however, because Mytomycin likely damaged your internal organs.
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Answered on Jul 29th, 2014 at 8:49 AM