Beth: Stroke

Beth: Stroke

Dear Trudy, People having bladder and bowel difficulties is ridiculously stigmatized. I’ve rarely spoken about it, I could count the people I’ve told (other than doctors) on one hand. I don’t plan on spreading the word about my neurogenic bladder to everyone I know,...
Lewis: Multiple Sclerosis

Lewis: Multiple Sclerosis

Hi Trudy, I found your blog yesterday after finding your profile on “patients like me” which I’ve recently joined, and I’ve just read the whole thing from end to end. As I have neurogenic bladder and bowel myself, it all resonated very strongly for me so I thought I...
Jennifer: Spinal Cyst

Jennifer: Spinal Cyst

Hi Ms. Trudy, After 2+ years I am finally close to a diagnosis/cause of my neurogenic bladder. In March, I began experiencing numbness and tingling down my right leg plus a deep groin pain. I also had an obvious leg length discrepancy that I was not born with. These...
Janine: Cushing Syndrome

Janine: Cushing Syndrome

Dear Trudy, Before describing the effects of Cushing syndrome on the bladder and bowels, I feel it only fair to give a “Readers Digest” definition of the condition. Cushing Syndrome is a disease caused by an abnormally high presence of cortisol in the body. Cortisol...
Faith: Pelvic Pain

Faith: Pelvic Pain

Dear Trudy, Thank you for writing this blog. As a fellow blogger writing about a taboo subject, I really appreciate the bravery it takes to post on such a sensitive topic. I write here as an ally; I’ve never had bladder or bowel problems. That said, I accepted Trudy’s...