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Expert_badge Nancy  Muller

Nancy Muller

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National Association for Continence, Executive Director

Get the Word on Overactive Bladder - Get Your Life Back!

Autumn  always escorts certain intensity into our personal schedules, as children or grandchildren return to school, social clubs resume their scheduled gatherings, and businesses and organizations undertake a frenzy of meetings and travel.    Regardless of where you are in the continuum of life, if symptoms of overactive bladder... Read moreChevron
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Expert_badge Nancy  Muller

Nancy Muller

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National Association for Continence, Executive Director

Women with Overactive Bladder (OAB) Suffer More

In recent years, the National Association for Continence conducted nationwide research in which we learned that women with symptoms of overactive bladder, or OAB, are 2-3 times more likely to experience multiple, other medical disorders and diseases than women who don't have OAB.  Specifically, they are more likely than others to suffer... Read moreChevron
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Pain in the "bladder" neck

(I apologize. I posted this in "Recovered From" but never got much of a response, so I've decided to try here. Hope this is okay.) Without going into too much detail, I had a TURP done about 18 months to remove some infected tissue. It left with three new problems: a. UI: This was fixed with botox injections. Also have... Read moreChevron
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Jennifer Sobol, D.O.

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Urologic Surgeon

Botox for the Bladder

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 be deadly and many years ago, in the late... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Pete

Pain in the "bladder neck"

Without going into too much detail, I had a TURP done about 18 months to remove some infected tissue. It left with three new problems:a. UI: This was fixed with botox injections. Also have some SI, but it's minor enough to live with, at least right now.b. If I empty completely I get a spasm-like pain that is all of 9-10 on a 10 pt. scale.... Read moreChevron

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