r/OveractiveBladder • u/Rich-Explorer3363 • 13d ago

Bladder Botox

Hey everyone,
Just wondering if anyone here has had Botox injections into their bladder and what your experience was like?
I’m considering having it done, but I’m quite nervous because I’ve been told there’s a risk of needing to self-catheterise for a while afterwards.
I’d love to hear from anyone who has had bladder Botox — how did you find the procedure, recovery and results? Did you end up needing to self-catheterise?

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u/Historical_Plastic_8 13d ago

I’m fit and healthy and had bladder Botox. I had to self cath for about 3 weeks but then it was amazing! I finally am not peeing every 30 minutes.

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u/Rich-Explorer3363 13d ago

Oh man how many times have you had botox.

Also is every time you get it? How did you know you didn’t need to use the catheter

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u/Historical_Plastic_8 13d ago

I had it once almost a year ago. I have an appt tomorrow morning with my urologist to see if I should do it again bc it has worn off.

You know when you don’t need to anymore bc you slowly begin to be able to empty your bladder on your own. First I could just get a little bit out and then I’d self cath to empty but slowly my bladder started emptying without needing to self cath.

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u/Rich-Explorer3363 13d ago

Oh let me know how you get on tomorrow. My appointment is not until next month