Sally, Yes, bladder control is an issue, go to this website and look under the "symptoms" section:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/transversemyelitis/detail_transversemyelitis.htm#133033234 It includes this: From this wide array of symptoms, four classic features of transverse myelitis emerge: (1) weakness of the legs and arms, (2) pain, (3) sensory alteration, and (4) bowel and bladder dysfunction It seems the muscles do not work as normal. I have had TM for over four years and have to do what I used to do with my children---"you'd better try to go" otherwise sometimes there is an urgency and I almost don't make it. I know with men over a certain age there are prostrate problems too, that cause trips to the bathromm during the night, but TM defintely is known to create bladder problems. Gary in Michigan, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Wilkinson To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 9:40 AM Subject: [TMIC] Bladder control Hi Guys Am I right in thinking that bladder control can be an issue with TM? My TM husband thinks its not, and that his visits to the loo 7-10 times a night and needing to suddenly pee urgently at any time have nothing to do with his TM! Kind regards Sally in the UK Sally Wilkinson Business Development Manager Genesis Design The Barn Ipsden Oxfordshire OX10 6AS +44(0)1491 682277 sally.wilkin...@genesisdesign.uk.com
