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Urinary accidents only at home?
Today I lost it all for the first time. Fortunately, it was while trying to get my coat off and the door locked as I came home. In fact, nearly all of my previous smaller accidents were at home--thank heavens. Does anybody else with urge incontinence find that it's worse where it's "safer" to have it happen, or am I just weird?
The 'key in lock' thing is also known as the latchkey syndrome. See Google. Apparently this is not a psychologic response but a reflex.
I have never lost it outside of my home---yet. I attribute that just to odds, since I'm home a great amount of time, especially during the past several months while I recuperate from a broken ankle. The last time it happened, a few days ago, I pictured the same thing happening in the middle of Wegman's, my wonderful grocery store. That's a huge place to have such a horrible accident.
My MS NP is urging me to go back to my urgogyno, who had been helping me with hesitation and retention, another neurogenic bladder disorder. I'll make the appt. soon. It's all likely related to the same MS thing. I don't want to wear pads or special underwear, nor do I want to be on yet another medication, yet I sense one of these in my future. MS sure sux.
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I have never lost it outside of my home---yet. I attribute that just to odds, since I'm home a great amount of time, especially during the past several months while I recuperate from a broken ankle. The last time it happened, a few days ago, I pictured the same thing happening in the middle of Wegman's, my wonderful grocery store. That's a huge place to have such a horrible accident.
My MS NP is urging me to go back to my urgogyno, who had been helping me with hesitation and retention, another neurogenic bladder disorder. I'll make the appt. soon. It's all likely related to the same MS thing. I don't want to wear pads or special underwear, nor do I want to be on yet another medication, yet I sense one of these in my future. MS sure sux.
ess
The urologists actually treat people for this urgency - I think it's knicknamed the "key in lock" syndrome when the message gets especially strong just as you're entering your home. The rrestroom is so close, but yet so far.
Be sure to be seen by a qualified person for this - perferably a urogynecologist who can handle all those problems in one appointment. There is always the possibility that the problem is coming from something other than your MS. I'm seeing my urogyno this week for exactly that problem - the urgency has become uncontrollable and it's time to be rechecked.
don't get discouraged - its hard to get back up from bladder problems.
Lulu
Be sure to be seen by a qualified person for this - perferably a urogynecologist who can handle all those problems in one appointment. There is always the possibility that the problem is coming from something other than your MS. I'm seeing my urogyno this week for exactly that problem - the urgency has become uncontrollable and it's time to be rechecked.
don't get discouraged - its hard to get back up from bladder problems.
Lulu
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