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Yes, Urologists do the injections at the time of a cystoscopy. It can be done as an outpatient. It generally takes two weeks to have a full effect. The primary risks are urinary retention and infection. It is usually reserved for patients that haven't responded or had side effects from medications for overactive bladder. Interstim implants can also be helpful. They require a two week trial period to see if they help before placing the implant.
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My Urologist does Bladder Botox treatments.
I have no control over my bladder. None. My issue is bladder spasms. She is going to do a Botox injection on me. She claims her patients have excellent results from this treatment.
She does it in the hospital, it is an outpatient surgery procedure.
@slr123 Thank you for your response. I am having a UroDynamic study in two weeks before my current Urologist decides if I’m a good candidate for botox. Previouslyd I’ve done the meds, exercises, therapies and none of those worked. I had an Interstim implanted and that worked somewhat but not more than a couple of months. I tried a various settings with the urologist PA and the rep from Medtronic, the company that made my device. After two or three uncomfortable shock-like occurrences, it has been turned off. What I was never told before it was implanted was that the leads can break fairly easily so urologists are reluctant to attempt to remove it. So it will remain turned off and will remain in my body. I have been told it won’t create any problems, but I sure would have liked to have been told about the difficulty in removing it prior to having the surgery to implant it.
Ì have a different Urologist who spends as much time as I need answering questions and explaining what he recommends. Keeping my fingers crossed that I will be a good candidate for Botox and that it will work.
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Wow so many things to learn about! Thank you for your help 🙂