Many of the people on support websites such as this have tried every treatment (or what feels like every treatment) that is currently on the market, with little to no success. You may be feeling defeated and have lost hope of ever achieving a higher quality of life. If you've still got a bit of fight left in you, and you're willing to give it one... Read more
In the news this week is a report on problems with the mesh sling surgery used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Apparently there have been about 1,000 reports of problems with the mesh sling, including pain, recurrence of the original problem, and infection.
Stress urinary incontinence is the type of leakage... Read more
This sharepost is in memory of my brother, Paul, who passed away last week due to something called Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). At only 21 years old, he basically went into cardiac arrest during a seizure. This has been a sad and difficult time for me and my family, but we find comfort in knowing what a battle Paul faced every... Read more
To keep up with the world of incontinence I often turn to the Google News function. This site allows me to type in any keyword, and the magical world of Google will return any and all news articles mentioning that keyword. It searches everything from press releases to local small-town papers to the likes of Time and the Washington... Read more
Maybe I'm a dork, but I like to figure out how things work. With the extra knowledge, somehow my world makes a bit more sense and I feel a little more in control. I'm thinking of this a lot right now as my body prepares for childbirth. In the last few days I've been experiencing a lot of pain as my baby moves further down into my pelvis, and I've... Read more
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