Ozva AdminA mother of two revealed that she would deliberately stop drinking water until she became dehydrated and ended up in the hospital to manage her urinary incontinence.
Sydney’s mother Kate, who asked not to use her last name, had to be put on an IV by nurses and attended to by doctors after she pushed herself too hard.
“For as long as I can remember, the fear of not making it to the bathroom unannounced has plagued my life,” she said.
Kate had been battling urinary incontinence for most of her life, and the condition took over every aspect of her daily routine.
A mother of two revealed that she would deliberately stop drinking water until she became dehydrated and ended up in the hospital to manage her urinary incontinence.
Nurses had to put Sydney’s mother Kate on an IV and doctors took care of her after she pushed herself too hard
“I would get dehydrated and get UTIs and I didn’t think I could do anything about it, it made me go into hiding,” she said.
‘My lowest point was in the Logies with my husband. He was leading me back to the room and I just couldn’t take it, letting go as I stepped into the elevator.
I went right there in the elevator. You just die inside. You hope others have had enough to drink and don’t know the full extent and isolate yourself from the world to save your pride.
Kate said her problems were magnified when she had daughters Maria, 11, and Ava, 10.
“I felt completely alone dealing with my urinary tract problems,” she said.
‘The doctors had no answers… I was standing up, carrying two small babies and it hit and I had to leave.
“And when they were older, I couldn’t even jump, run or play on the trampoline with them.”
Kate said she was given false hope when she was diagnosed with a narrowed urethra in 2017 and underwent surgery.
“It was expanded but nothing changed, it made me feel so hopeless knowing that I would have to live with incontinence forever,” she said.
‘I felt like I was dying a slow death. It can put you in a spiral of sadness and frustration and completely lose who you are.’
Kate was desperate when she discovered that a new form of treatment was being offered to patients with urinary incontinence.
Kate was desperate when she discovered that a new form of treatment was being offered to people with urinary incontinence.
VTone, from InMode’s EmpowerRF women’s wellness platform, a new form of intravaginal electrical muscle stimulation and neuromuscular re-education.
Kate said she felt the results almost instantly when her life suddenly changed.
“That night, I dared to drink a glass of water before going to bed and walked like a normal human being to the bathroom. I could have jumped for joy,” she said.
“Normally when I wake up at night I would have to hold it all the way to the bathroom, but that night I didn’t.”
The new treatment is offered by obstetrician and fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Dr. Elizabeth Golez.
She said it’s been used in the US and UK for the past six years, but only made it to Australia in 2021.
Urinary incontinence affects approximately 24 percent of men and 53 percent of women.
The new treatment is offered by obstetrician and fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Dr. Elizabeth Golez.
Dr. Golez said there still seemed to be a stigma around talking about it despite how common it is.
“One patient explained to me that she didn’t even tell her husband or her children,” she said.
“He said he feels like he smells bad when he urinates and if he tells his family, they will think he’s wet if there’s a smell in the house.”
Dr. Golez stated that all of her patients have had success using VTone with their treatment, helping them get back to doing what they love best.
“One woman used to love to travel interstate, but she hasn’t gone anywhere in the last few years because of her incontinence,” he said.
“Now she can travel, go on holiday to the Gold Coast, because she feels so much safer.”
You can find more information about the new treatments available at InMode website.
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