TMI: I Go, I Go, I Always Have to Go

 This may be a TMI moment, so just bear with me.  MS takes it's toll on literally every part of your body.  Here are just a few things that MS can do to the body.  You have little or no bladder control, you need to urinate more frequently, like five minutes after already going, you have a feeling that your bladder is never empty. I had medication for this called oxybutynin.  It helped, but not that much, so I discussed with my doctor to discontinue.

My issue or continuing fight with my neurologist is not totally being able to empty the bladder.  This will lead to infections and ofcourse, infections will exacerbate MS.  Now, the treatment for this is  intermittent self-cathertisation (ISC).  This would be for me to do at night so I can get restful sleep, which is nearly impossible with MS and will eliminate the many nightly trips to the bathroom.  Yes, I know that this is something that would alleviate a lot of problems for me.  But, I just can't put in a catheter on myself quite just yet.  I know it's coming, just not today.  For the time being, me and the bathroom are very close friends.