Does Botox help with pressure and frequency?

[arkitekton]

Hi All,

Elmiron and good diet has eliminated most of the burning pain inside my bladder that used to torment me. My understanding is that the burning is what most urologist prescribe botox to treat, but my current uro wants to use botox to try to deal with a different symptom:

My current problem is a chronic urge to urinate that goes from zero right after I urinate, to a mild pressure 10 minutes after I urinate, to an uncomfortable pressure 30 minutes after I urinate, to pain after about an hour. That pain can escalate to intolerable from one to three hours after I urinate. Under the best circumstances I often find it difficult to urinate, and impossible to urinate when I'm away from home (just can't get the muscles to relax enough--any tension at all is enough to keep me from urinating).

My current urologist wants to inject my bladder with Botox in order to improve this symptom. Is it likely to do that? Is there anywhere I can find out more about this unusual procedure? I've gone ahead and scheduled the botox for eight days from today, simply because I haven't improved in a couple of years, and without improvement my life is terribly limited.

[georgecoolname]

I've had progress from it. Not 100%, but better than before. Harder to empty, but worth it. I have a shy bladder, which makes it harder in public and sometimes I just wait till I get home to go. Did you end up getting the procedure done?

[mylilegirls2]

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I am scheduled for my botox injection surgery on thursday this coming week I am PRAYING it helps because right now I am to the point where life is unbareable and I am just about done.. good luck with yours I will let you know how mine goes

[arkitekton]

I've had progress from it. Not 100%, but better than before. Harder to empty, but worth it. I have a shy bladder, which makes it harder in public and sometimes I just wait till I get home to go. Did you end up getting the procedure done?

I did, and it didn't seem to help. It's six weeks later and things are better, though I attribute that to Paradoxical Relaxation as developed by a Dr. Wise of Stanford. I had no improvement as of two weeks after the Botox, and it's my understanding that when that's the case, it hasn't worked.

Best of luck to you.

[arkitekton]

I am scheduled for my botox injection surgery on thursday this coming week I am PRAYING it helps because right now I am to the point where life is unbareable and I am just about done.. good luck with yours I will let you know how mine goes

Please do, Melinda, and my best wishes to you. Have you had the chance to try to remarkable range of things that are out there, including drugs, diet, physical therapy, relaxation work, and so on?

[DaniMSC]

Sorry the botox hasn't been the solution for you. Who is Dr. Wise at Stanford? I haven't heard of him in urology, is he in pain management? Do you recommend him/her? My experience at Stanford so far has been extremely frustrating, I'm just about to make a threat about it. I'd love to hear about someone there who actually helps!