Janice I experience bladder problems similar to yours. I am not bothered much with spasms. I do exerience them at times in my legs. It has been 4 yrs for me, at least in June it will be 4 yrs. I have noticed that when I don't get ti the bathroom regularly, I experience pains just above my pelvic bone. Much like prementrual cramps. That tells me it is time to go potty.
My nights are like yours. Some mornings I find that I am almost dry; others I am completely soaked even though I may get up to go potty 2-3 times during the night. I have a large pad that goes completely over my bed as I experience leaking on those heavy nights. It doesn't matter how much I drink at night. I was told to restrict liquids after 6:00 pm which I do. Only drinking enough to be able to take my pills. I don 't think doctors really know what is going on when you have TM. It is s frustrating. On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 2:45 AM, Janice Nichols <[email protected]> wrote: Patti in Wisconsin > Hi TM’ers, > > This question probably pertains mostly to female TM’ers, but maybe not. > > Is it my imagination or have you all noticed that spasms increase from the > waist down, legs included, when the bladder is saying it is time to > go to the bathroom? I have changed the wording several times to make it > say what I am trying to ask. Hope you get my meaning. > > Also, have any of you gotten consistent improvement in bladder control or > have you pretty much leveled out as far as improvement is concerned. If > you keep improving, > please give me the length of time you have had TM. I have had TM for > 5 years and seem to go back and forth, sometimes 2-3 weeks at a time, waking > up with wet pads > and then, for a while, fairly dry (but never completely). It doesn’t > seem to matter how much I drink during the day or in the evening. When > I was in the hospital, the doc’s > kept talking about my bladder needing time to “wake up” after being > paralyzed. Well, mine seems to wake up a little and then snoozes > again. Frustrating. > > Janice
