[leg252]

Hi, i had the surgery three months ago.But i'm doing great as far as walking, i'm no longer using a cane.I had sever anxiety 13 years a go after i has my bladder stretched and the dr put me on ciprofiloxin and the side effects were nasty, thats when i developed gad.I had a previous hip replacemeent 9 years ago and my nerves were fine!The physical therapy was rough this time. The stretching is what woked on my nerves so bad, it worked on my bladder since i got an overactive bladder! When they did the surgery, thry put a catheter up my bladder and put me on narcotics that make the bladder lazy! NIow i'm going through menopause and that can cause urinary frequency. I'm 52, i thought i was getting better! But n ow i got that on my mind! I got a boyfiend who is vwery supportive, i live in pa.I'm uneplyed, since i'm disabled.I'm single at the moment.I got a great socail life since i enjoy going to carnivals , yard sales and flea markets with my boyfriend! I'm on the computer, becaise its a distraction and i watch tv, listen to music and read books. I'm really trying to get better!

[Perna]

Oh, I'm so sorry! I know what you are going through; I had my appendix burst when I was 52 (spring of 2003) and had cipro and flagyl and it turned out I was allergic to the flagyl so they took me off all the antibiotics and I got an infection wandering around creating havoc for 5 months until I found the right antibiotic. I was on others that wrecked things. I'd already been through menopause but it gets worse, not better after menopause; yes there's a "freedom" being through but all your previously-known/understood-by-you hormones change/go away and you get "new" stuff you had no clue about. Having other difficulties at that time doesn't help the future problems and being able to figure out if you are/are not getting "better" versus what's "normal" for aging.

I'm glad you have a supportive boyfriend and are able to distract and "enjoy" life as much as possible as you work to heal your bladder problems. Just hang on to your hat and don't get too discouraged if other things start going "wrong" or changing around you or if you don't heal as completely as you thought you should, etc.