Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 OK, that had me in tears. I feel the same exact way that you have felt and still I have issues with it, but I'm learning, now that I have children, to accept who I am and enjoy what I have. Thanks for reminding me!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Learning to love yourself is a tough thing, even for the perfect people. Accepting yourself, seeing your strengths, loving your body for all that it does instead of for what it doesn't do, that takes practice. As women with children, the fact that we have grown humans gives us quite an advantage in that arena. The amazing things our bodies have done make it easier for us to appreciate them. --- rocco0425@... wrote: > OK, that had me in tears. I feel the same exact way > that you have felt and > still I have issues with it, but I'm learning, now > that I have children, to > accept who I am and enjoy what I have. Thanks for > reminding me!!!! > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Thanks , you have a lovely way with words I also feel PROUD of my body as it is, even though it lets me down some days. The fact that I can still walk, drive, swim, hold down 2 jobs, set up a freelance business AND cope with TCS, erythromelalgia and and spondylolisthesis makes me feel empowered and proud of all my achievements. It is not often I blow my own trumpet, but this thread makes me want to do so :-) Hope everyone is relatively OK today. The UK actually has some sunshine which makes it better than all the rain we have been having Nina Bristol, UK -- > Learning to love yourself is a tough thing, even for > the perfect people. Accepting yourself, seeing your > strengths, loving your body for all that it does > instead of for what it doesn't do, that takes > practice. As women with children, the fact that we > have grown humans gives us quite an advantage in that > arena. The amazing things our bodies have done make > it easier for us to appreciate them. > > > > > --- rocco0425@... wrote: > >> OK, that had me in tears. I feel the same exact way >> that you have felt and >> still I have issues with it, but I'm learning, now >> that I have children, to >> accept who I am and enjoy what I have. Thanks for >> reminding me!!!! >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been >> removed] >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 was found muttering these words: Amen ! I have 14 year old identical twin boys, even though I have spina bifida, diastematomyelia, and was wheelchair bound. Not only are they perfectly healthy, they were state athletes -- runners :-) and on the honor roll. >>-- >> >>> Learning to love yourself is a tough thing, even for >>> the perfect people. Accepting yourself, seeing your >>> strengths, loving your body for all that it does >>> instead of for what it doesn't do, that takes >>> practice. As women with children, the fact that we >>> have grown humans gives us quite an advantage in that >>> arena. The amazing things our bodies have done make >>> it easier for us to appreciate them. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- rocco0425@... wrote: >>> >>>> OK, that had me in tears. I feel the same exact way >>>> that you have felt and >>>> still I have issues with it, but I'm learning, now >>>> that I have children, to >>>> accept who I am and enjoy what I have. Thanks for >>>> reminding me!!!! >>>> >>>> >>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been >>>> removed] >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I believe she's saying that the purpose of cathing is to empty the bladder so that there isn't enough urine in the bladder to go up into the kidneys. Which could happen due to involuntary muscle spasms related to TCS. That the muscle spasms are gonna happen whether you cath or not - it's just the way we're wired (which is why stress incontinence occurs). Is that right? _____ From: tetheredspinalcord [mailto:tetheredspinalcord ] On Behalf Of rocco0425@... Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 6:28 PM To: tetheredspinalcord Subject: Reply to In a message dated 3/5/2006 7:48:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, tetheredspinalcord writes: This is something I always thought too, but it's not the case. The nerves to the muscle of the bladder cause it to spasm and then that can " squirt " urine back up into the kidneys causing damage. That's why they want people to cath so often and so soon after discovering this. Hi , my name is Kelli and I'm a Mother of two boys, aren't they wonderful....Anyway, I was curious about your post....so you're saying that from cathing, you can damage the kidneys? I'm just wondering since I cath and I have never been told that and wondering if I need to watch out for or worry about it. Thanks, Kelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 good info.! _____ From: tetheredspinalcord [mailto:tetheredspinalcord ] On Behalf Of laurav1945 Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 9:03 PM To: tetheredspinalcord Subject: Re: Reply to Hey gang, Reflux to the kidneys can also be caused by damage to the sphincter (muscles) where the ureter joins the bladder. This can be due to scar tissue there, developed from repeated bladder infections. That was one of the contributing factors to my reflux, and when I had surgery to move that ureter to a better spot, it was hard to find unscarred areas on that side of my bladder. My bladder falls in the flaccid sort...and I probably would not have had the reflux if I'd been cathing in my youth (but we didn't do that in the dark ages <g>)to be able to empty. Besides the " usual " types of incontinence (stress, overflow, urge/overactive bladder) there is reflex incontinence and functional incontinence. Reflex incontinence is lacking the urge to urinate and the bladder contracts involuntarily due to a neurological condition. Nerves are damaged that prevent the free flow of information from the brain's cortical micturition center and back to the bladder sensory and motor nervous system. " Neurogenic bladder " and detrusor hyporeflexia fall in this kind of incontinence. Functional refers to the type of incontinence where you simply cannot get to the bathroom. For example if you broke your hip you would not be able to get to the bathroom and might be classified as incontinent. V Not Medical Advice. We Are Not Doctors. Need help with the list? Email kathy@...,michelle@..., rick@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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