So I'm going to have botox!!!

[Fuzzyliz]

At least I probably am!

I had an appt yesterday with my urologist. She had the results of my urodynamics test which I had about 4 or 5 months ago! She has been very booked up - I'm not surprised, she is very nice and very able. You don't feel embarrassed at all talking with her about 'issues'!

Anyway - whilst they could do the sling op to hold everything up - she felt that the risk of making the irritable bladder bit worse maybe, at this stage meant it might not be the immediate best option - she said no point in not having stress incontinence if I needed to go to the loo every two mins!!

I'm trying another medication that might work better, give it a month and if it doesn't then see my normal dr and change it - there are another few meds I could try - in the meantime I'm on the list to have botox. That counts as a day op. as I will be given a general anasthetic whilst they put the botox in place. If one of the meds is wonderful and does all it is meant to do then I don't need the botox and I can refuse it.

The only thing I don't like about it is that for a few days afterwards there is a slight risk that I might not be able to empty my bladder fully so will have to pass a catheter sometimes for a few days - not too sure I want to do that bit!! But I might not need to!

It really makes me laugh to say I'm going to have botox....all I see in my minds eye are those people with frozen faces who have had it - I sort of see my bladder with frozen eyebrows raised in a surprised look!

[TamieJP]

One of my daycare kids had routine rounds of botox in her legs. She had Cerebral Palsy and it helped to loosen her leg muscles. Her mother said that she smelled like a drunk when she woke up from the procedures.

[vicki]

I've had botox suggested several times. Made me laugh! Hope it works for you.

[Gina]

I honestly didn't know it was used for anything else!!! LOL