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New Doctor Thanks to Facebook

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727

Last Sunday, I was having a very bad day with my bladder problem and I couldn't even leave my house.  I was on Facebook and saw a video by a chiropractor about urgency and frequency of urination.  He was running a special.  I signed up and got an appointment for Wednesday.  Wow!  He was super nice/caring and thorough/informative.  I entered into a two month treatment plan, which is not covered by my insurance plan.  He said that this treatment will be life changing.  To backtrack, I have probably suffered from frequent urination for 30 years.  I have tried to address it, but was told that I was drinking too much caffeine.  Well, it seems that my bladder has actually dropped and my low back is a problem.  I am excited about this treatment plan.  To give an example of a work/gym day, it is the norm for me to use the bathroom at work 4 to 5 times in a 4 hour shift and 3 to 4 times when I'm at the gym.  I only get a few minutes on the bike when I start to feel urgency and suffer through the rest of the 30 minutes that I do on the bike.  This treatment is very costly but I am committed.  I have noticed a tad of a change already.  I will go twice a week for 2 months.  This will be life changing, for sure!

arfie
arfie
my eldest foster child (12) was recently diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. it was heartbreaking to see this bright, active child suddenly hobbling around in constant pain. before we managed to chase down that dx, we took him to a chiropractor in hopes of pain relief. her insights were the best we found before we managed to chase down the deeper culprit.

**********coffee cup clink*************

here's hoping for your case.

side note
he is responding well to treatment with a pediatric rheumatologist. we kinda miss our chiropractor. she is as holistic and folksy a doctor as i have ever met.
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Thanks arfie and I am so sorry to hear about the 12 year old. I go to a rheumatologist for osteoarthritis and osteopenia. I take 1200 mg of calcium everyday. I love holistic doctors! I recently took myself off of a stating because it could be the reason why I am having problems with my liver. I hope the rheumatologist works wonders for this child.
hasty_05
hasty_05
It is called Over Active Bladder, I have it too. Please come back and let us know in two months if this chiropractor treatment helps. If you have a bladder prolapse, I don't think chiropractor treatment will change that. You might get luckier with what is called Pelvic Floor physical therapy.

An aspect of Over Active Bladder is that some foods, alcohol, coffee, chocolate, spicy, etc. can irritate the bladder and make us need to go more often.

I am going to a big name urologist here in my town for chronic UTIs and they are about to do some tests. I want to remember to ask about OAB and my own prolapsed organs.

With a prolapse, not all the urine is excreted. So the bladder retains urine and then needs to go again. This can cause UTIs also. One thing that helps is to urinate, pause, relax, then go again without forcing the bladder. It is called double voiding. You may already know all of this.

Good luck with the chiropractor. I always suspect someone who can say they can absolutely cure something.
MelT2020
MelT2020
Nice. I pray the new doctor's treatment plan offers long term improvements. Sending healing hugs your way
Marian2
Marian2
Good Luck GreenEyes.
I hope the new treatment works out for you.
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
hasty, I thought I had OAB too. My new doctor is all about the pelvic floor. He has a machine that I sit on for 20 minutes that does the work of 5,000 Kegels. He is also working on my low back. He's very knowledgeable. Thanks for your nice post! Thanks to Mel and Marian too!
hasty_05
hasty_05
I am hopeful that this is helpful. I have not heard of a chiropractor doing this but I got a big postcard in the mail from a company that is a big, national, group of doctors inserting a stimulation device for one of the nerves in the lower spine that is supposed to cure OAB. I tossed that postcard because I don't know I need to do this or if it would help. My new specialist, the big name, researcher doctor, urologist researcher, well he or his staff will have heard of this device that is implanted in your lower back and works on the sacral nerve to "eliminate" OAB. If they think I need it. I once broke my tailbone, the sacrum, and now I wonder if that is when the OAB started. Please let me know how things go as time goes on. And I'll let you know what I learn about my own situation as time goes by.
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Hi hasty! I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow and Friday. I will definitely let you know how it's going. I hope you can get some relief too. You mentioned about certain foods/liquids that aggravate the bladder. I am guilty on the coffee front but I mix decaf with regular coffee. As part of Keto, I eat a lot of dark chocolate too. I rarely have alcohol now and never was a big drinker anyway. Feel better!
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Here's my update: it's helping with frequency and urgency. I think that I have 12 more sessions. When I am at the gym, I am only using the restroom twice instead of four times. So that is cutting down on my frustration and also, my gym time. These doctors are great and very kind. I am usually in the office for an hour. The only thing I have to do at home is called The Claw. I grab my abdominal area and push up 5 times. I do that 5 times twice a day.
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