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Botox?
Well, that was interesting.
I went to get my flu jab. (work pays for it, so I just popped over to head office & joined the queue).
Turns out the girl who did it is a urology nurse.
Nice long chat about prostatectomy & AUS.
She knew the surgeon that did mine & also told me that the one who did the AUS is now retired.
Anyway... got talking about post-AUS incontinence (which is still a problem) and she asked if I'd had Botox.
Ummm... what?
Turns out that not only does it get rid of wrinkles, it also relaxes the bladder.
Does it work?
A bit late for April Fools.
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Yeah I would be careful with that one. Be sure you investigate with reputable medical sources before you take the jab.
Search this forum, Peter, before you do anything. Pretty sure someone a week or two ago had Botox and it made things worse!
I mean, you are paralyzing a muscle so how is that gonna help?
Phil
Botox was originally used for medically necessary conditions not cosmetic ones. Spasm of the eye lid (blepharospasm / Meige (sp?) syndrome) and anal fissures that would not heal. It's temporary.
It has more recently been used for migraine headaches. That area requires quite a delicate technique. Its use in medical non-cosmetic applications requires supervised training beyond a weekend seminar. Only consider a center of excellence and follow the modified aphorism of Condy Rice "Distrust and Verify" the purported training ...in writing.
Ask your doctor about what medicines might help if you have not tried them. There are a bunch that relax bladder (Detrol ER, Gemtesa, Myrbetriq, Oxybutynin ER) and about 5 or 6 more. Many have generics.
@heavyphil Oh. Thanks, Phil. Last thing I need is things getting worse.
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Botox® may cause the bladder not to empty efficiently, this can affect between 6 and 20 in every 100 patients (taken from the British Association of Urological Surgeons, July 2023).
You will have an appointment with a specialist nurse who will teach you to how to pass a tube into your bladder to drain the urine. You may need to do this, 3 to 4 times a day, until the effects of the Botox® wears off. If this happens, the specialist nurse will be able to provide you with support.
It's a Hell No from me.