I understand exactly how you feel. I don't know if this can help with not having to cath. but at this point check it out with your doctor. it's worth a chance!
Good Luck Trudy hot, muggy Virginia _____ From: Lynn Pouliot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 4:55 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Doctors! Hi Trudi, I have been cathing since June of 2004. I would really love to not have to cath adn go to the bathroom like a normal person. I am on 2 bladder meds. detral la and ditrapan. Is Enablex a new med that can help with not having to cath? I don't really have accidents much. But have to rush to the bathroom when my bladder is full. I am always afraid I won't make it on time. My family wonders why I don't want to go to very many places but I am always wondering do they have a bathroom close by and is it clean? What a life! Lynn ( in Rhode Island, muggy and warm) ----- Original Message ----- From: Trudy <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 3:46 PM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Doctors! 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.
