I'm so sorry to hear of the new challenge you're having right now with the urinary
problem - I too have difficulty with the pesky little bladder - but the symptoms
you described sounds like perhaps you may have a urinary tract infection - I've
been there and done that - I really suggest you see your physician to check for
infection. You're in my thoughts - let me know how you do.
Living in the Son shine,
Claudia from Idaho
JHarper33 wrote:
> I have been having a horrible time with my bladder lately!!!!
>
> (Great conversation opener, huh?!)
>
> Ever since the onset of TM I've had problems with retention. Frequency and
> urgency developed later, but in the last couple of weeks have increased almost
> unbearably. It's not an all day thing: sometimes I have hours at a time when I
> don't even think of needing the restroom. But other times I have to go every
> few minutes. Just lately I've had a numbers of episodes of thinking I wasn't
> going to make it to the bathroom. Oddly, that happens often in the car, so I
> wonder if there is subconscious anxiety about not being able to get to a
> bathroom quickly. But it also happens when I lie in certain positions, so I
> think position might affect it? But sometimes it happens out of the blue.A
> while back my dr. prescribed Ditropan and Macrobid, but I didn't start trying
> them til a few days ago. I was hoping to avoid self-cathing, but it look like
> I may have to check into it. I'm just so frustrated that this problem is not
> only not getting better, but is increasing.
>
> Barbara H.