Today I had my 4 month check up on my Interstim implant. Well ok 3 month and 3 weeks. It was so odd for me to leave and for her to say I only have to come back ONCE A YEAR now and that I will be seeing the Physicians Assistant for that unless I have any problems. I love the PA at the office so that is fine with me. I FELT LIKE I was getting a divorce after have been in my URO'S office SO OFTEN over the past 22 months.
I'm so happy I did this. To be honest when I began investigating the interstim on here I was afraid of it because of all of the negative posts that were here at that time. I even delayed putting it in. Finally I decided that I HAD nothing to lose and MAYBE something to gain by moving forward with the implant process. In my individual case I LOST NOTHING and GOT MY LIFE BACK. It was worth it. I wear a medalert bracelet, I may or may not need an MRI one day. If I do then I'll have the interstim taken out and then replaced. I get to go shopping, out to eat, ride in a car, spend time with friends and family and go on vacation with out feeling like I HAVE TO PEE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY!!!!!! It's worth it. The pain and agony of the urodynamics, medication failures, the exams,the anxiety, the fear, the trial and the implant process was WORTH EVERY SINGLE MINUTE!
On top of that my IBS is so much better because of the effects of the interstim. FOR ME IT WAS WORTH IT. It would have been worth it if hadn't worked because then I knew I would have exhausted every avenue I could to be as healthy as I could be with PFD and IC and IBS.
I'm posting this because I don't want people to be afraid of the interstim. I know that it doesn't work for everyone, but it does for some of us. So for anyone reading this do your homework, find the BEST UROLOGIST you can, ask as many questions as you need to. But please don't be afraid of life with a successful interstim implant. Nothing is guarenteed but you don't know if you don't try.
I'm so happy I did this. To be honest when I began investigating the interstim on here I was afraid of it because of all of the negative posts that were here at that time. I even delayed putting it in. Finally I decided that I HAD nothing to lose and MAYBE something to gain by moving forward with the implant process. In my individual case I LOST NOTHING and GOT MY LIFE BACK. It was worth it. I wear a medalert bracelet, I may or may not need an MRI one day. If I do then I'll have the interstim taken out and then replaced. I get to go shopping, out to eat, ride in a car, spend time with friends and family and go on vacation with out feeling like I HAVE TO PEE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY!!!!!! It's worth it. The pain and agony of the urodynamics, medication failures, the exams,the anxiety, the fear, the trial and the implant process was WORTH EVERY SINGLE MINUTE!
On top of that my IBS is so much better because of the effects of the interstim. FOR ME IT WAS WORTH IT. It would have been worth it if hadn't worked because then I knew I would have exhausted every avenue I could to be as healthy as I could be with PFD and IC and IBS.
I'm posting this because I don't want people to be afraid of the interstim. I know that it doesn't work for everyone, but it does for some of us. So for anyone reading this do your homework, find the BEST UROLOGIST you can, ask as many questions as you need to. But please don't be afraid of life with a successful interstim implant. Nothing is guarenteed but you don't know if you don't try.
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