So happy to find ya'll.
I had the TVT sling procedure on 1/30/07 and I have had trouble since. I was only able to go on my own a little bit starting last week and I am still using a cath here at home.
The mystery is that I have suddenly developed horrible urge incontinency and when I have to go it just pours out - especially if I'm sitting in my car. My doctor - my gyn - believes I may have temporary IC due to the surgery and the nerves that run from sacrum to bladder. He thinks maybe my bladder is not producing the right amount of "slim", causing the urges. I have the Oxy patch and I am having instillations (rescue remedies) twice a week that may or may not be helping. Why can't I go on my own when I sit on the toilet but I can't stop it if I'm anywhere else? Maybe this is mental.
I think I'm just getting better about controlling when I go and making sure I'm not stuck somewhere without a potty. Coffee is surly a morning trigger and I'm working on weaing off of caffine.
Does anyone else have experience with this type of IC? Is there hope that time will make this better. There is no bladder pain and I do not go too frequently - I just can't hold it when the urge hits.
Thanks to anyone who can help. I am learing a lot from the other posts.
Pam - age 47 - Lawrenceville, GA

The mystery is that I have suddenly developed horrible urge incontinency and when I have to go it just pours out - especially if I'm sitting in my car. My doctor - my gyn - believes I may have temporary IC due to the surgery and the nerves that run from sacrum to bladder. He thinks maybe my bladder is not producing the right amount of "slim", causing the urges. I have the Oxy patch and I am having instillations (rescue remedies) twice a week that may or may not be helping. Why can't I go on my own when I sit on the toilet but I can't stop it if I'm anywhere else? Maybe this is mental.

I think I'm just getting better about controlling when I go and making sure I'm not stuck somewhere without a potty. Coffee is surly a morning trigger and I'm working on weaing off of caffine.
Does anyone else have experience with this type of IC? Is there hope that time will make this better. There is no bladder pain and I do not go too frequently - I just can't hold it when the urge hits.
Thanks to anyone who can help. I am learing a lot from the other posts.
Pam - age 47 - Lawrenceville, GA
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