Sunfish Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 hi all - has anyone had botox injections in the their bladder? no, it's not cosmetic this has been offered to me as a possible treatment option for my urinary retention & thus having to cath myself on a regular basis. my recent testing has shown that my bladder does contract some but that my sphincter doesn't move/open...thus the option of botox to relax it. originally the uro doc wanted me to try flomax first but both dr. shields & dr. grubb scratched that as it can cause orthostatic hypotension even in healthy folk...uh, yeah. don't want to go there....i've been reading up on my own but would love any first-hand input....any takers?thanks, melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingLight Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Hey! I think this came up one time on the board...morgan and i were joking about it!I say go for it! ...I think someone even posted a link to it? Was it you?????? I'm thinking it was! Hey, if you can handle the needle part, which i think you can after self-cathing...maybe it would be worth it? How often do you have to get an injection? Once a month maybe? That seems to beat self-cathing...but still is a pain to go to the doc for it...Maybe we could just balance each other out?????? I can't stop peeing and you can't pee at all...Always a paire we are, eh?Okay trying for some smiles here...but honestly I have NO idea about the treatment. Sorry...Speaking of having to pee....well, gotta go! Hugs,Em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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