Perhaps a better title for this post would be "Foley Times Three" because instead of having one Foley for two or three weeks, I had three!
Foley has always come to visit me after I have had my Botox treatment for urge incontinence. When my procedure was complete, I heard the resident ask for a 16F coude catheter. (F is an abbreviation for... Read more
I was lucky enough of to receive another Botox treatment to correct, albeit temporarily, my urge incontinence. The procedure went pretty much as expected. It's early, so I don't know yet what the outcome will be. But, if it is anything like in the past, I should get good results.
While most people opt for general anesthesia, I always... Read more
It's funny how this works sometimes.
As many readers of this blog know, I have access to intravesical Botox injections every six months or so to control my urge incontinence.
Botox is derived from Clostridium botulinum, a gram-positive anaerobic bacterium that produces the botulism toxin. The Botox disables the... Read more
A recent article published on IncontinenceNetwork provided information about using collagen injections to treat various forms of urinary incontinence. This peaked my interest because I have wanted to have this done to correct the stress incontinence that I have.
My stress incontinence is caused by injuries to my... Read more
Since my TURP three years ago, I have been unable to empty completely when I void. If I do (even when the Botox is active) I get severe pain/spasms that last 15-60 seconds, with a pain level of around 9-10 (on a scale of 0-10).
In my previous post I discussed my results at a local pain clinic. Although I received a block that did... Read more
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