UKsufferer
12-27-2007, 05:29 PM
If you read my other thread you'll know after my spinal infarction I suffer from urge incontinence and kind of slacked on seeing a urologist in my post-illness depressive crapness.
Well I'm sorting that appointment and waiting impatiently for new year so I can get it underway. In the mean time I have been reading about some things to help myself - from pelvic floor exercise to scratching the back of my leg to thinking of sex, but I can never really beat the urge, when sitting down I can only hold it in a few minutes (walking around is much easier for some reason).
Anyway been sitting here doing some spreadsheets for my dad when I get the usual urge to urinate - feel my bladder tensing up, incredible urge to just... release - not a nice feeling. Usually I can't resist this for very long and have to go to the loo, or sometimes pinching the end of my penis lightly works (don't know why). This time I tense my pelvic floor muscle calmly a few times to hold it in while doing the spreadsheets and relaxed. Then I realised... the urge went!
I dunno whether to get excited or not, this hasn't really happened before.
I think being on my own helped as I didn't get stressed about it at all. I'm going to see if I can repeat this success next time I need the loo.
I have woken up a few times with what felt like a full bladder, as in the normal feeling I USED to get when I needed the toilet (gradual, not life or death urgent feeling). I hope I can feel this on a day to day basis some time in the future.
Anyway anyone know if this means anything or if I'm just getting excited over nothing?
Well I'm sorting that appointment and waiting impatiently for new year so I can get it underway. In the mean time I have been reading about some things to help myself - from pelvic floor exercise to scratching the back of my leg to thinking of sex, but I can never really beat the urge, when sitting down I can only hold it in a few minutes (walking around is much easier for some reason).
Anyway been sitting here doing some spreadsheets for my dad when I get the usual urge to urinate - feel my bladder tensing up, incredible urge to just... release - not a nice feeling. Usually I can't resist this for very long and have to go to the loo, or sometimes pinching the end of my penis lightly works (don't know why). This time I tense my pelvic floor muscle calmly a few times to hold it in while doing the spreadsheets and relaxed. Then I realised... the urge went!
I dunno whether to get excited or not, this hasn't really happened before.
I think being on my own helped as I didn't get stressed about it at all. I'm going to see if I can repeat this success next time I need the loo.
I have woken up a few times with what felt like a full bladder, as in the normal feeling I USED to get when I needed the toilet (gradual, not life or death urgent feeling). I hope I can feel this on a day to day basis some time in the future.
Anyway anyone know if this means anything or if I'm just getting excited over nothing?