If you don't wear a skirt, have you considered an indwelling catheter, a Foley?
If you decide to try a Foley, have the first one inserted by a nurse and get beck to me for more advice. The advantages of a Foley are: convenience (empty a small bag once or twice a day), far fewer UTI's, empty at home or office, not where you happen to be when demand insists, insert every two weeks. Alton On Apr 27, 2010, at 1:34 AM, Laura Beaudin wrote: >> I cath 5 times a day. every 4 hours during the day, and I can stretch it to >> 6 at night. I'm still constantly incontinent, but going more often has >> become a quality of life issue. My bladder constantly over-reacts no matter >> what I do..I'd have to do it every 2 hours to stay dry. The botox will take >> care of that...I hope >> Laura >> "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who >> can do nothing for him." -James D. Miles- >> http://www.bananga.com ...empowering ourselves! Buying a used wheelchair? >> BUYER BEWARE!! >> >> On Practical-Homeschooling: 10 Free or Inexpensive Homeschool Options >> http://www.practical-homeschooling.org >> Laura, do you worry about the bladder stretching or would you set an alarm >> to get up during the nite to cath? I am assuming that >> you don't have enough feeling in the bladder to know when to go or to wake >> you up from sleep. >> Janice >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Laura Beaudin" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:36 PM >> To: "Alton Ryder" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "tmic list" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Amitriptyline >> >>> Botox is a paralytic,,will literally paralyze the bladder muscle..means I >>> won't be able to pee without a catheter...but it's not like that's any >>> different than now...just won't be incontinent all the time. >>> >>> Laura >>> "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who >>> can do nothing for him." -James D. Miles- >>> http://www.bananga.com ...empowering ourselves! Buying a used wheelchair? >>> BUYER BEWARE!!! >>> >>> >>> On Practical-Homeschooling: 10 Free or Inexpensive Homeschool Options >>> http://www.practical-homeschooling.org >>> >>> >>> On 26/04/2010 7:19 PM, Alton Ryder wrote: >>>> Do you personally know that Botox is useful this way? I would expect >>>> Botox to weaken bladder spasms but not make them less frequent. >>>> >>>> Alton >>>> >>>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Laura Beaudin wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> botox on my bladder to calm it down >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>
