I have been on Enablex for about 2 months and it is working very well for me. My urologist is very good and so I asked him about side effects (I don't read the long list of side effects anymore on any medication. I wouldn't be on anything at this point. Lyrica has quite a few side effects.) I do need to eat more prunes which is what he said. I definitely have much more control ( tho I've had an accident or two but that was my fault, I just waited too long). Everyone reacts so differently to meds.
Good luck Trudy _____ From: Regina Rummel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 5:10 PM To: Trudy Subject: RE: [TMIC] Doctors! Trudy, I just looked up the site for Enablex. I printed the voucher they offer for a free trial (with Dr.'s signature of course). I will discuss it at my next Doctor's appointment as I am sick and tired of this bladder problem. I don't like the list of side effects though; did you notice anything? And how long have you been taking it? I was taking Terazosin but it didn't help, probably because it was for only 1 mg. Has anyone in the group tried Terazosin, and did it help? R Trudy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mark, I just went to a urologist because I could not control my bladder! It was awful and wearing diapers ARGH!! I suggest you find a good urologist and have him check you out. There's definitely some new "ideas" out there and hopefully, I pray one of them will help you out. I cathed for about 5 - 6 months. That was in 2002. But I should have gone to a urologist years ago but I was just so sick and tired of doctors I just wasn't up for one more visit. I regret waiting this long. He has put me on a drug called Enablex and it has worked awesome for me. no more Depends.. Trudy Northern Virginia _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 9:42 AM To: Tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: [TMIC] Doctors! I went to my Internist the other day for a non TM related issue. Since I had him cornered I asked him some questions about my TM. He has been seeing me for years and has been involved since my TM. I asked him about my urine retention problem. ( I have been cathing 4 times a day since my TM, Oct. 2006). He told me that usually someone who has been cathing for over 6 months usually does not get back to normal. Is this true? All that I have read and my visit to Johns Hopkins says two years is the target. Am I destined to cath now for the rest of my life? Should he have said that without knowing for sure? I try to think positively but when you doctor of many years tells you that your bladder will probably not come back it is difficult to keep a positive attitude. Thanks for letting me vent. Mark Marlton, NJ ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
