My question is this , I had a radical cystectomy last May 2003, have
gone thru radiation and chemo, I am leaking(gushing) clear foul
smelling fluid ,and my doctors don't seem to be worried, this is the
worst part of everything I have gone thru so far!This problem is
causing me to be a prisioner in my home, because I never know when
this will happen, please if you have any idea as to what this could be
, it would help me so much.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 07 May 2004 06:31 PDT

Do you have an ostomy or ileal conduit?

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Clarification of Question by scooty1-ga on 08 May 2004 12:47 PDT

I have a stoma, this has been checked , there is no problems with
this.I had (last tuesday) a fever and the oncol put me on a new
antibodic, which is working on the fever and I feel better, but this
clear foul smelling  fluid is still comming out and I can't move from
my house.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 08 May 2004 13:17 PDT

Is the foul-smelling fluid coming out through the stoma? Have your
physicians taken a culture of the fluid?

My first question is where are you leaking from?  I assume you are
leaking from urethrea.  If that is the case, and given the history of
radiation treatment to your pelvis, I would be concerned for possible
fistula formation between your ureter and large intestine.  If fistula
is indeed high on suspicion list, then a study by radiology where they
inject dye retrograde through the urethra and then take pictures
should address the issue.

RKOM