tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post5812848284783228645..comments2023-10-02T04:06:53.185-04:00Comments on Brass and Ivory: Life with MS and RA: Bladder Symptoms and Multiple SclerosisLisa Emrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862232056342347990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-29819324521663164942009-04-08T23:17:00.000-04:002009-04-08T23:17:00.000-04:00Wow, do I experience this! All of a sudden I have ...Wow, do I experience this! All of a sudden I have to go NOW! Usually happens when I'm nowhere near a bathroom...Miss Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731458343222525114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-50203722615934260492009-04-08T21:38:00.000-04:002009-04-08T21:38:00.000-04:00After going through the "I can't go anywhere unles...After going through the "I can't go anywhere unless I know where the bathroom is" stage, then the "near-miss" accident stage, then the meds: oxybutinen, Detrol-LA, Sanctura, Vesicare, and I think one other stage, I and my doctor decided to give up on Depends and I had a supra-pubic catheter put in. I have occasional bladder spasms which usually, but not always, indicate an infection - with resulting leakage. <BR/><BR/>I am very happy with this decision. It has changed my life. And rather than using a leg bag - I use a Belly Bag, and they are great. They've come down in cost a lot, too! My Secure Horizons covers them.<BR/><BR/>I know this is a long comment, but I think it fills in a gap your article glossed over.Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518858062969978457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-70196830421872422732009-04-08T11:58:00.000-04:002009-04-08T11:58:00.000-04:00My biggest scourge! I take Detrol every day twice...My biggest scourge! <BR/><BR/>I take Detrol every day twice a day, so I am down to four to six pee runs per day. It used to be 12 to 15 times per day and maybe 4 to 5 times during the night. I never got more than an hour and a half sleep in a row. Needless to say, when I am catherized, I get great sleep!<BR/><BR/>Alot of the problem is that I drink alot of bottled water (or Brita water) because many meds make me thirsty. And with the voice and throat problems, I feel the urge to keep it wet with fluids.<BR/><BR/>Oh, well just wanted to say good article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3500936220214961312.post-34555341234913920812009-04-08T00:13:00.000-04:002009-04-08T00:13:00.000-04:00I hate bladder problems! The frequency and urgenc...I hate bladder problems! The frequency and urgency drives me crazy. I think it got worse when I started talking Cymbalta.<BR/><BR/>Andyawbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029157758859447422noreply@blogger.com