ltaluv
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I had a round of Botox injections in my bladder about three weeks ago. I generally get this done every four months or so, although my last time was way back in November. I've been having a lot of pain from my interstitial cystitis, and the Botox helps to calm that down.
The best part is that it's dramatically improved my incontinence as well. For the past two weeks I've been wearing a diaper only when I'm going to be someplace that I can't easily get to a restroom, which isn't very often. Today I managed to sit through the three hour Avengers movie without having to get up once to pee, and without having any bouts off urgency.
I still have some urgency sometimes, and i carry my diaper bag and a spare pair of pants in my car just in case, but so far everything is going well. I know from past experience that my pain and incontinence will come back sooner or later, but I'm happy to at least get a break from them.
I've been very happy with the Botox treatments, and this was the best one yet. The only downside is that I'm having to use a catheter for or five times a day to get my bladder to empty fully, but that's nothing compared with daily incontinence and continuous pain.
The best part is that it's dramatically improved my incontinence as well. For the past two weeks I've been wearing a diaper only when I'm going to be someplace that I can't easily get to a restroom, which isn't very often. Today I managed to sit through the three hour Avengers movie without having to get up once to pee, and without having any bouts off urgency.
I still have some urgency sometimes, and i carry my diaper bag and a spare pair of pants in my car just in case, but so far everything is going well. I know from past experience that my pain and incontinence will come back sooner or later, but I'm happy to at least get a break from them.
I've been very happy with the Botox treatments, and this was the best one yet. The only downside is that I'm having to use a catheter for or five times a day to get my bladder to empty fully, but that's nothing compared with daily incontinence and continuous pain.
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