[legzzalot]

So I still can't pee! Been fighting this thing since nov... they thought kidney stones, then they thought UTI, then they thought "I dunno, here have an antibiotic and some Vicoden".


I finally cried uncle and made an appt with the urologist.... without reading my history and just going over my symptoms...he thinks I might have MS! LOL ya think?!?!?!

Bladder is refusing to empty, going in for Urodynamics testing on the 28th. This should be interesting. He thinks the signal is getting lost from my brain somewhere in my lumbar area and not quite making it to the bladder...but we'll put you through a series of uncomfortable testing to confirm this suspicion!

[kicker]

I've been to a urologist, my PCP sent me because I do have MS and she worries. Not fun, but not terrible. Never hurt but uncomfortable in that thay filled my bladder to see capacity, had to pee in a portable toilet thing that looked like something in a geriatric home. Dignified? Well, no, but over now. Good luck. I worry about going from too often to retaining liquid (Means not peeing).

[SallyC]

So sorry, Legz. I hope the Uro can help you find relief.

[legzzalot]

ha! yeah they plan on making my bladder a balloon too, after I pee into a funnel with a computer hooked to it to check my speed/flow and then I may or may not have to have a dye injested and an xray machine brought in for another test... and there are two others that I may or may not need....

I just thought it was funny that I was the only person in the entire office under the age of 55. The doc was late bc he got tied up in a surgery so he rushes in without looking at all 5 pages I filled out and starts going over my sx.

And he got the saddest most serious look on his face when he says to me, "I'm sorry to have to ask you this, but have you ever been tested for MS?"

Of course my response was priceless "And I am sorry to ask YOU doc, but do you normally try to diagnose a problem without first glancing at a patient's medical history?"

he got me back though... as he was doing the ever so uncomfortable up close and personal exam... he says "relax, it's just me. I'm a Doctor!"

If only i had a dollar for everytime I heard that one!

[kicker]

You know, after mentally reviewing all my visits to the gyno, mammograms, childbirth, etc., I can't but feel a little vindicated DH at least had a prostate exam. Petty, yes, Untruthful, no. Good luck Legz. Good for you for being truthful with doctor.

[legzzalot]

So I went with my new challenge to the chiro today. He presses one spot on my spine and I tell you, it made me cry it hurt so bad. This apparently is where the nerves that lead to your bladder lie. He massages and adjusts and wow that REALLY hurts!

Then I get home and start reading up on the "flaccid neurogenic bladder" that the doc thinks I have. And I am reading the different types, such as Urinary Incontinence where the bladder leaks caused by spasms. And to treat this type, they recommend anti spastic medication.


So I am wondering why I am the only one questioning if the lack of performance with my bladder may be caused by the antispastic (Baclofen) medication that I am taking daily to stop my uterus from going bonkers.