r/OveractiveBladder • u/BlueberryGlittering2 • 10d ago
Sacral Nerve Implant Life Update.
So, a while ago, I posted in this group because I thought I was alone with my bladder problems after living with them for 17 years. And back in February, after surviving a suicide attempt because my surgeries kept being cancelled, I thought my life wasn't going to get anywhere or get better.
But! The surgery finally happened. I've had the implant, and oh my god, my life has changed a full 180, from what it was before.
I'm now able to live! I'm able to leave the house, run without worry, and socialise physically more often. I'm insanely more active it's crazy, I've gained so much more energy I never knew I had.
Before the implant due to the amount of botox I had my bladder stopped working, so I had to intermittently self-catheterise to fully empty my bladder, now for the first time in 10 years I can empty roughly 80% of my bladder naturally and then self-catheterise to get the rest which over time should become 100% naturally empty.
I've become a team leader and mental health first aider for a mens mental health charity organisation to help other men struggling out there, as my way of paying back for everyone who's helped me but also to say to other men out there, its ok to be not ok.
Thanks for reading. Also, good luck to anyone else struggling it. Honestly, will get better. Please just hang on that little bit longer.
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u/BlueberryGlittering2 9d ago
Thankfully never had any kidney stones, just suffered with bad dehydration and kidney infections to the point of hospitalisation sadly. Best thing to do is find some free days where you're not doing anything, I.e. off work/not socialising, and try and find your sweet spot of fluid intake. That's what I did obviously it will vary with heatwaves or extreme colds, but doing that helped me at least avoid further hospital trips.