Re: urinary problems
robert e parker (bob(AT)dragon7.demon.co.uk)
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 01:00:54 +0100
In message <UPMAIL05.199704142347080595(AT)msn.com>, Kent Skov
<kentskov(AT)msn.com> writes
>Dear Friends In Pee-
>
>My experience with all this is all follows: I began with urinary retention
>and therefor learned to self-cath. No bigee. When "leaking" began, that was
>much more of a problem - diaper rash, skin breakdowns, adult diapers - yuck!
>My urologist prescribed Ditropan to reinstate the urinary retention. No
>side-effects other than serious cotten-mouth (at least I don't have the
>munchies with it!), and he says that the self-cath is the best way to protect
>the kidneys from damage. Apparently, once the nerves to the bladder
>remylenate you can stop the meds and the bladder resumes normal function.
>Here's hoping!
> Good luck to all,
> Julienne
>
HELLO, Julienne...I had much the same story with urinary retention as
your self. started with indwelling cath, then self-cath, then started to
leak, tried Ditropan no luck :-( was told i needed a OP to seal the
bladder for life, so i could self-cath forever. But hear in the UK
there was a two year waiting list good old N.H.S. so i sat in my nappys
and waited :-)) it took a another 12 months for bladder and bowels to
return THANK OUR LORD....anyway if you are lucky it will happen, but if
your urologist offers you a OP just give it more time, i was lucky there
was a long waiting list :-)) as to nerves remylenateing i am not so
sure, i asked my nero aboutthis,very little remylenateing takes place,
but other secondery nerves can do some of the work.
ANYWAY GOOD LUCK....
BEST REGARDS ROBERT....
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robert e parker