Continence and
Personal Care
Bladder Botox
Botox, the paralysing drug more commonly associated with
ironing out facial wrinkles, has become a ‘life-changer’ for
tens of thousands of Australians who suffer from overactive
bladder conditions.
A
fter more than a decade of
embarrassing accidents,
“To say I was fed up is an
understatement,” she said.
Michelle, a 48-year-old
Her big breakthrough happened
South Australian woman, said Botox four years ago, when she met with
has changed her life. a friend who also has MS and had
Michelle struggled with severe
bladder incontinence since being
similarly struggled with urinary Botox into my bladder which instantly
incontinence. stopped the leaking. It was then that
diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
(MS) 15 years ago.
“My friend had just returned from
an ocean cruise. She was looking so
“I was fed up with going to the
“The urologist injected 200ml of
my life changed!” she said.
“It was a huge relief. Now I can’t
happy and well. I remember thinking go to the toilet if I tried. I must still
toilet all the time and wetting my that she looked like she’d had Botox use a catheter of course, but at last
pants and feeling dirty,” she said. in her face. I was partially right. I feel clean and relaxed when we go
She did have Botox … but on her out. What a life changer Botox has
bladder,” she said. turned out to be for me.”
“I would change my heavy-duty
incontinence pants five to six times
per day. I needed to get up around
six times during the night.”
Michelle was getting a urinary tract
infection two or three times a month.
Michelle’s first Botox procedure
*Michelle’s story is shared
did not produce the result she was courtesy of the Continence
hoping for. She switched urologists Foundation of Australia.
and gave it a second attempt.
www.continence.org.au
27TH NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
ON INCONTINENCE
THE LATEST IN INCONTINENCE
RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR
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24-27
OCTOBER
2018
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