by Trudy Triumph | May 20, 2014 | Bladder Infection, Bladder Pain, Catheterization, Fighting Bladder Infections, Health
I don't mean to whine but this bladder business of constantly fighting off infections is hard to take. Lately I have barely completed a series of antibiotics, only to get another bladder infection the following week. WHAT GIVES?? I cramp, become really...
by Trudy Triumph | Apr 25, 2014 | Drugs, Fighting Bladder Infections, Labia Discomfort
Welcome back Readers of NeurogenicBladder.me! Our blogging platform was undergoing an overhaul and we were down for a few days. This post will be a combined effort of Trudy and Julia, since Trudy needed some additional background research on this topic....
by Trudy Triumph | Mar 14, 2014 | Doctors, Fighting Bladder Infections, Health
There is a lot of flip-flap about doing a surgical procedure to “cure” paralyzed parts (nerve connections) to help people urinate and poo on their own. In some cases many small electrodes are put into the body near the targeted nerves. I have some...
by Trudy Triumph | Dec 17, 2013 | Constipation, Fighting Bladder Infections, Incontinence, Neurogenic Bowel
Because I have a neurogenic bowel, constipation is a regular battle for me. My bowel is chronically sluggish and due to this sluggishness I feel so stopped up. I must admit that the constipation is the easy part, sometimes, because when I am constipated I have no...
by Trudy Triumph | Jul 26, 2013 | Bladder Infection, Bladder Pain, Fighting Bladder Infections
Trudy (me) and the Biosleuth (Julia) with hubbies, on the best hike ever! In my last post I wrote about trying to clear my bowel so I could go on a nine mile hike. Well I did and my technique worked but in a way I paid for it in the...
by Trudy Triumph | Dec 22, 2012 | Devices, Fighting Bladder Infections, Health, Urgent PC, Urine Retention
Yesterday I went in for a urology appointment. My urologist scheduled me for some tests and had a heart to heart about my sacral nerves. She is convinced that in my lifetime, great advances will be made in nerve generation and encouraged me to...
