We have all heard about Botox used to reduce signs of aging and as a temporary wrinkle reducer. Do you actually know what Botox is? Botox is short for botulium toxin, the neurotoxin responsible for botulism. Botulism is a muscle paralysis disease we can get from eating affected foods. It can b...
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Botox for the Bladder
Pete
Sunday, November 04, 2007 at 02:22 PMI posted my results from Botox for UI. (See my post on 8/19/2007; search for "Results from Botox") I've been consistently dry now for three months. It definitely worked for me, and the procedure itself was very tolerable.
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Judy Smith-Gingras
Friday, February 15, 2008 at 03:08 PMI had the Boxtox injections for a bladder urgency problem about four weeks ago and, unfortunately, I simply traded one problem for another. I now have the "rare" side effect of not being able to completely empty my bladder. The only thing that has been suggested for me to do is to use a catheter twice a day.
Needless to say, I'm quite discouraged and don't know what to do. Are there any other ways to treat this new problem?
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