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- Dec 28, 2011
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I can hold 16.8oz until I feel like im gonna get an infection. Driving for UPS forces you to become a bottle pisser & I use Prime bottles because the hole is wide hahaSo I have made it to the gym here and there. But I had my procedure done on Thursday and have the device on me. So far it hasn’t helped. They are having me measure how much comes out with and without the catheter. I’m pretty sure my bladder is fucked up still. I’ve never measured how much I can hold and the amounts are crazy. My bladder is way stretched out still after over 10 years of self cathing. I’m averaging 30 oz of pee when I’m really full. A normal bladder can hold 20oz tops. I’ve gotten maybe 2 drops out without the catheter. It’s bringing back a lot of bad memories of when I first started using catheters and realizing I can’t pee anymore without them. They said with urinary retention it can take a few days to start helping. I thought this device energized my bladder muscle when I pushed a button but that’s not how it works. It stays on like a stim machine to help reconnect the signal from the brain. I can adjust the intensity with the remote or switch which wire. I’m still on first lead. My coach will probably have me switch to the other wire today.
The procedure was fun. Not. They taped my butt cheeks apart first. With my hole in the air all these women around watching. The wires go in at the tailbone. The device stimulates the Sacral Nerve it’s called. My trial is supposed to end on Monday but they may extend it. I’m still hopeful but it’s not looking good so far.
Never knew I’d find that out about myself…