The discovery of my Neurogenic Bladder

The discovery of my Neurogenic Bladder

I am not sure how my back injury occurred.  I grew up on a farm and we rolled large bales of hay.  In the beginning, I remember my back going out in high school several times, years later in 1998 my back went out big time.  When it occurred, it was...
Am I sexy?

Am I sexy?

None of my four children admits to reading this blog so I am probably safe, but for this next writing there need to be a disclaimer………………….. So…………………….If you are one of my four children you might want to stop reading this post now. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!...
Urine Retention, the Balloon inside Me

Urine Retention, the Balloon inside Me

When I was a kid I loved watching Little House, on the Prairie. There was one episode where Pa slaughtered a pig and the girls were excited about playing with the pig’s bladder because they could blow it up like a ball and kick it. Well our bladders can blow up big as...
Welcome to my life!

Welcome to my life!

So I got my marching orders, I had a neurogenic bladder and I needed to cath to pee. When I got home that first night I was just so hungry for information. The articles I found online about self-catheterization suggested I use a mirror. Ok, I thought, it is worth a...