I'm a 54 year old man due to undergo botox injections into my bladder 9/21/2011. I am desperate to try this treatment, but have been unable to get even a basic explanation from my urologist.
Further, he and his assistant neglected to tell me that it's not unusual for someone who has undergone the botox injection to be unable to urinate for as long as a month afterwards. This meant I might have undergone the procedure, been released from the hospital, and arrived home unable to urinate, with all the consequences of that inability.
It was only through reading threads on this site that I discovered how essential it was to learn in advance of the procedure to self-catheterize. What I'm wondering now, eight days before I'm due to have the injections performed in hospital is, what else my urologist has failed to tell me?
Is a cystoscopy always performed with the Botox injections?
What is the day following the Botox injections like--is it extremely painful and difficult to urinate, even assuming urination is possible?
How often do patients have to return to hospital?
If anyone can tell me what I might expect, I'd greatly appreciate it. My urologist is simply unable to be clear. He's the sort of fellow who talks too quickly, is far too technical, and is unable to respond to simple requests to slow down or speak clearly.
Further, he and his assistant neglected to tell me that it's not unusual for someone who has undergone the botox injection to be unable to urinate for as long as a month afterwards. This meant I might have undergone the procedure, been released from the hospital, and arrived home unable to urinate, with all the consequences of that inability.
It was only through reading threads on this site that I discovered how essential it was to learn in advance of the procedure to self-catheterize. What I'm wondering now, eight days before I'm due to have the injections performed in hospital is, what else my urologist has failed to tell me?
Is a cystoscopy always performed with the Botox injections?
What is the day following the Botox injections like--is it extremely painful and difficult to urinate, even assuming urination is possible?
How often do patients have to return to hospital?
If anyone can tell me what I might expect, I'd greatly appreciate it. My urologist is simply unable to be clear. He's the sort of fellow who talks too quickly, is far too technical, and is unable to respond to simple requests to slow down or speak clearly.
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