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How do you cope with Overactive Bladder/Urge incontinence?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Oct 26 5:37pm | Replies (91)Comment receiving replies
Thank you that helps me a bunch! I had a prolapsed uterus and had a hysterectomy. That I believe was caused by a 16 hr induced labor and high forceps delivery. After my second child with another difficult delivery my bladder dropped and was lifted. That was in 1979 so it was whatever procedure they used. It worked for 4 years and had to be repaired again. All has been well until about 10 years ago when it started to drop again. I did the PT and some drugs...don't remember what. Now I am having real trouble with urgency as well as interstitial cystitis. Because of my cirrhosis Stage 4, I cannot do the drugs and surgery is not high on my list. The pessary and PT seem to be my destiny. So glad to hear it worked so well for you. Can you or anyone add more details on this delicate subject?
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You may have to try different type of pessaries until you find the right one. You should not even know you are wearing one. The PT I went to for my one visit said she had one and it was a ring with a hole in the middle. She said her husband doesn’t feel it when they have intercourse which is great. Goggle the different shapes. Mine is a solid circle with a stubby type handle on it that lets me kind of grab it when taking it out. There are different sizes and they measure you for one. And no, it does not stick out of the vagina. If it falls out then it is too small. If it hurts it may be too big. You put a small dab of lubricating jelly on it prior to insertion and generally have to have the dexterity to bend it in half for insertion. I could see this being a problem for anyone with arthritic hands.
Whoever you are working with should be explaining , in detail, what you have to do and make you practice inserting and removing before you leave the office. I know of an older women who needs to have it done for her so she has to go back to the office to have it removed and cleaned periodically.
FL Mary