Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Hello and welcome to the discussion group. I have bladder trouble that goes with my MS and it can become a lot of trouble if you don't get it looked at and taken care of. I don't have kidney troubles but I am sure the kidney trouble goes with the bladder troubles. Kidney trouble can be very serious and would let them do all they need to do. My name is Bill and make your self at home and ask many questions. Welcome to MSersLife Discussion GroupDisclaimer : MSersLife web page is linked into different Multiple Sclerosis sources for information about MS and do not claim responsibly for the information on the different MS web pages. MSersLife can give information as to what it is like to live with MS on a daily basis. http://home.insightbb.com/~msdiabetes/index.htm bladder/kidney Hi, I would appreciate some feedback. I have MS. I have been having bladder and kidneyproblems, so my physician referred me to a Urologist because of recurring kidneyinfections. My question is several. I was told by the Urologist that I need to have anIodine contrast and xrays of my bladder and kidney. I have had other contrast, so I amnot concerned with that. However, he told me that he also needs to do scope, and otherstudies of the bladder. My question is what are these studies, and is the scope verypainful. In addition, he also said that because of the MS, it is important that these bedone, and that I am monitored periodically. So my next question is, as far as themonitoring, how often are you monitored, and how often will these tests be repeated. Ireally don't want to go through this, and especially don't want to go through it often. Iam thinking about chickening out. I guess I want to know if what he said aboutmonitoring me because of the MS is pretty accurate, or could it just be he is saying that?Thank you for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 I don't know about the scoping procedure, etc., but I do know that bladder problems are common with MS. My neurologist told me that he needs to send me to a urologist if my urine elimination becomes more problematic. Some of the tips I've learned on here have helped a lot, so I'm not going yet.-- Jackie I had to go to the urologist for tests to see whether my bladder was spasming, not releasing all the urine it needed to or what......... a catheter was involved which hurt (understatement) and they gave me pills in the end to relax my bladder. But the pills had side effects that didn't do well with me, so I stopped taking them. Now, a couple years later, I have periods where I'll go for hours having to pee so badly and just can't. My brain won't allow the signal to make it happen. It's SO frustrating, but I don't want to go back to the urologist. *ugh* Oh by the way, I'm new ~ my name is Jo, I'm 31, was dx'd back in 99 with r/r, don't know what I am now, although my neuro still says I'm r/r, I'm falling a lot more than usual lately and am going through my second bout of optic neuritis at the moment. Pain is a big thing for me ~ my neuro says it's not common in MS but I hear differently from people I actually talk to that experience it as well. I was on copaxone the first 2 years, then switched to Betaseron, then decided to experiment on my own (without telling my neuro) and went off the shots entirely for a year to see if they were really working or not, then had an MRI and I was way worse off, went back on the Betaseron for 4 months and the side effects just got worse and worse, where the shots were worse for me than the MS itself, so now I'm back on copaxone for a week and a half already. I'm going to stay on that. Anyway, nice to meet all of you. invited me to the group. Hope to meet you all ~ Jo :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 I cannot answer any of your questions. I can tell you that cranberry extract, eating fresh cranberries and drinking lots of water will help your circumstances. Regards, Tom bladder/kidney Hi, I would appreciate some feedback. I have MS. I have been having bladder and kidneyproblems, so my physician referred me to a Urologist because of recurring kidneyinfections. My question is several. I was told by the Urologist that I need to have anIodine contrast and xrays of my bladder and kidney. I have had other contrast, so I amnot concerned with that. However, he told me that he also needs to do scope, and otherstudies of the bladder. My question is what are these studies, and is the scope verypainful. In addition, he also said that because of the MS, it is important that these bedone, and that I am monitored periodically. So my next question is, as far as themonitoring, how often are you monitored, and how often will these tests be repeated. Ireally don't want to go through this, and especially don't want to go through it often. Iam thinking about chickening out. I guess I want to know if what he said aboutmonitoring me because of the MS is pretty accurate, or could it just be he is saying that?Thank you for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 I don't know about the scoping procedure, etc., but I do know that bladder problems are common with MS. My neurologist told me that he needs to send me to a urologist if my urine elimination becomes more problematic. Some of the tips I've learned on here have helped a lot, so I'm not going yet. -- Jackie > Hi, I would appreciate some feedback. I have MS. I have been having > bladder and kidney > problems, so my physician referred me to a Urologist because of > recurring kidney > infections. My question is several. I was told by the Urologist > that I need to have an > Iodine contrast and xrays of my bladder and kidney. I have had other > contrast, so I am > not concerned with that. However, he told me that he also needs to > do scope, and other > studies of the bladder. My question is what are these studies, and > is the scope very > painful. In addition, he also said that because of the MS, it is > important that these be > done, and that I am monitored periodically. So my next question is, > as far as the > monitoring, how often are you monitored, and how often will these > tests be repeated. I > really don't want to go through this, and especially don't want to go > through it often. I > am thinking about chickening out. I guess I want to know if what he > said about > monitoring me because of the MS is pretty accurate, or could it just > be he is saying that? > Thank you for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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