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I met with my new GP doctor yesterday afternoon. Was sort of forced to switch doctors when I switched health insurance or else face a higher deductable and a larger co-pay if I wanted to stay where I was at. The visit went well. She seemed to be a very nice young doctor. I explained the majority of my health history to her including my incontinence issues. At one time she asked why no surgery was attempted but then realized that it was a neurological issue before I could answer her question about surgery. She did not dwell on the issue. I explained that I have learned how to manage things so that I can remain as active as possible. She seemed satisfied that and we didn't get into a great deal more detail. She said that since I have been dealing with this since 1998 that I have things under control and left it at that. Now I've got to focus on lowering my blood pressure.

DDS--

It is good that she listened to you. Every time I switch doctors I have to go through the run around of trying new meds and tests and stuff. I told the uro I saw earlier this year that I could manage the incon issues I was facing; it was the pain in my lower back and groin that I wanted him to focus on. Yet, we still went through the med merry-go-round and it further aggravated the situation.

You are lucky. Keep her.

I got the feeling my new doctor isn't one to jump into meds of any sort unless absolutely necessary. I have a neurogenic bladder due to nerve damage. No feeling, no control. I get frequent spasms but since the nerves are dead I feel no pain. Just a fluttering. No need for meds of any sort. She was very professional about the entire visit. She didn't bat an eye when we discussed my incontinence. I imagine that she'll ask how things are going during future visits but I doubt if she'll push the issue. I was pleasantly surprised by how well things went. I worried for a couple days ahead of the appointment on just how I would approach the issue but now I feel pretty good about it. Most definately a load off of my mind.

my family story is my mother went to a new dooctor an had every test you can think of
the next time she saw him the doctor said yoour colesterol is off the charts and what yoou are eating is bad for you
her reply was thats what the last two doctors said but their dead
moms is a 102
she stop smoking at 68 but been known to take a nip aka wisky

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well ibs thats enought

Yup, certainly sounds like a keeper for a doc, they seem to be in the mind set that they have to try everything at their disposal to solve what ails us, and rarely listen to what we want. I think everyone has a "Horrible doctor" story, so it is certainly refreshing to hear this kind, gives me faith they are out there! Puffy

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Puffy
BC, Canada
Fighting the "Bladder Battle" since 1995

She is a GP but also a orthopedic doctor. She spent more time on an old shoulder injury that still bothers me and bone spurs that I have than she did on my lack of bladder control. It was the first meeting so we covered as much of my medical history as possible in the limited amount of time of an office visit. My family has a history of bad joints and bone spurs. My grandfather had a hip replacement. My father has had both knees replaced and multiple bone spurs removed and my brother has had problems with his knees that will eventually require knee surgery. I guess it is a good thing that she has two doctorates as I will probably need a bone doctor in the future.

I had to change Dr's as my first one left for Hawaii. New one was foreign and hard for me to understand anyway. She did a prostate check, while I had my pants down she mentioned that my diaper was dry. Of course it was, I had changed and used the toilet just before I was called in. At that point I decided she wasn't the Dr. for me.

Years ago, I had the feeling that my bladder was bouncing around. It didn't seem to correspond to going, but it would last for hours and then go away. When my neurologist put me on gabapentin, much of my bladder bouncing went away. I haven't had a good bladder bounce for years now, but it doesn't seem to affect whether I have control or not. As it is, I don't feel the fullness of my bladder. When I have control, I can go for half a day without needing to use a restroom. I guess my bladder capacity is rather large. But when I don't have control, I wet about every few hours as if I had a very small bladder. I don't feel much difference except I feel a indescribable pressure that tells me it is time to go. I'm just curious if others have bouncing bladders and if that is a sign of a neurogenic bladder? I know large capacity bladders is a sign of that and I probably am getting more neurogenic as I get older. Neuropathy is the degeneration of the nerves. For me, my legs and regions near by are the most affected.

I've never heard of bouncing bladder. I was diagnosed with neurogenic bladder due to permanent nerve damage. I feel no urge. I have muscle spasms in my bladder region as well as the "dead" areas on my legs daily but feel no pain. Just a fluttering that tells me I am having a spasm. The last time I saw a urologist he explained to me that my bladder has a smaller capacity due to the fact I no longer have the ability to control my bladder and that I do not retain urine. I guess you'd say it has shrunk. That explained why I never release more than a few ounces at a time. I know that there are several various conditions that fall under the title of "neurogenic bladder".

I've got another visit with my new doctor tomorrow morning as they took blood and urine samples last week. The lab had to cath me for the urine sample which was an unpleasant experience as always. Even then it took a while for them to get enough. I had fasted before the lab draw but was able to drink water which helped.

Bladder spasms is what I was looking for but all I could come up with was bouncing bladder. It feels rather strange, but as I said, I don't seem to have that happen at all any more. It was very annoying and I'm glad it is gone, but I was hoping to get some others that have been diagnosed with neurogenic bladder to see what their experiences have been. Thank you DDS for responding. I hope your Dr visit goes well.