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Columnist Writes About Life Changing Procedure
https://smanewstoday.com/2019/07/01/urination-hydration-summer/
I hope everyone is having a fantastic Wednesday! I wanted to share with you Katie’s latest column, Whizzing Through Summer: Altering Urination to Enable Hydration. It’s an article regarding a topic that’s been on my mind lately…having to pee when I don’t have the opportunity. I’m still of the “just hold it” club, but as Katie mentioned that’s not the healthiest. She talks about a procedure she’s had, a Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy, eliminating the need to hold it or become dehydrated doing “pee-math.” For her it’s been life changing. I know others who have a SPC. If I would have known about these options when I was younger I probably would have done it. Now though I’m hesitant to do surgery, but I can certainly see the benefits. Have you done anything to alter urination? I would love to hear more stories since I’m still on the fence.
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I, too, wish I had known about this at a younger age! I am seeing a urologist for this now and hope to do an SPC with just local anesthesia.
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Let me know what you find out! It’s something I would consider, but not if I have to be put under.
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Very interesting. For me, it’s really only an issue on trips. I sometimes have to hold it in these cases. I’ve considered looking into an external catheter, but the thing is I need to get out of my chair a few times a day anyway to prevent pain. On trips I just do the best I can, usually laying down in the backseat of the van. I know that’s not really an option for the ladies. Us guys have it a bit easier in this department.
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