Diane had always been one of those people who had a bladder “the size of a peanut.” For as long as she can remember she has struggled with frequent urination. But by the time Diane was in her late 40s, the urge to urinate had worsened to the point where she was getting up five or six times a night to go to the bathroom. She was dehydrated, sleep-deprived and felt like her bladder was ruling her life.
Shortly after seeing a specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Diane was diagnosed with an overactive bladder, which affects approximately 20 per cent of the population and is more common in post-menopausal women.
“The care I continue to receive is exceptional.”
Diane, Patient
One of the treatment options for an overactive bladder is Botox. “How it works,” says Dr. Colleen McDermott, a Sinai Health urogynecologist and the president of the Canadian Society for Pelvic Medicine, “is Botox is injected directly into the bladder muscle to reduce bladder contractility, thereby reducing frequency, urgency and incontinence.”
Today, Diane receives units of Botox every six to eight months and is no longer held prisoner by her bladder, and for that she is grateful. “The care I continue to receive is exceptional.”
Diane had always been one of those people who had a bladder “the size of a peanut.” For as long as she can remember she has struggled with frequent urination. But by the time Diane was in her late 40s, the urge to urinate had worsened to the point where she was getting up five or six times a night to go to the bathroom. She was dehydrated, sleep-deprived and felt like her bladder was ruling her life.
Shortly after seeing a specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Diane was diagnosed with an overactive bladder, which affects approximately 20 per cent of the population and is more common in post-menopausal women.
“The care I continue to receive is exceptional.”
Diane, Patient
One of the treatment options for an overactive bladder is Botox. “How it works,” says Dr. Colleen McDermott, a Sinai Health urogynecologist and the president of the Canadian Society for Pelvic Medicine, “is Botox is injected directly into the bladder muscle to reduce bladder contractility, thereby reducing frequency, urgency and incontinence.”
Today, Diane receives units of Botox every six to eight months and is no longer held prisoner by her bladder, and for that she is grateful. “The care I continue to receive is exceptional.”
