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Tasha Mulligan MPT

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posted 11/16/2009, comments (0)

Why do the numbers of women with incontinence increase with age?

Many women begin to experience mild symptoms of incontinence or occasional urine leakage as they age. Why does the incidence increase with age? The answer may be different for every woman, but there are several factors that I want to talk about in this piece. The first factor may be hormones. As we age we see a gradual decline in our estrogen... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/24/2009, comment (1)

And Foley Makes Three…

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 Chevron

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posted 08/03/2009, comments (0)

No, the Hospital Staff is NOT Out to Get You

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 Chevron

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posted 07/19/2009, comments (0)

With a Vengeance

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 Chevron

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Nancy Muller

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posted 07/15/2009, comments (0)

The Minefield of Coding System Traps

In May, The Wall Street Journal ran a feature story1 explaining how patients may be billed for free exams. The article intricately described how this occurs through the doctor's practice administrators who either use the wrong code or fail to understand the insurer's procedures. It caught my attention immediately because I myself have been a... Read more Chevron

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