As some of you may know from my posts, I have pretty severe pain if I empty completely when voiding. Having the ability to empty completely would help with my history of chronic UTIs, not to mention a certain "unmentionable" pain, which also occurs.
My urologist suggested a referral Pain Clinic (interestingly, Vanderbilt does not have one), which I have done.
The clinic has put me increasing doses of Lyrica, which is somewhat sedating and has some GI side effects. If it does not help...
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