Posted by Loz on 11/3/2008, 4:53 pm, in reply to "given myself a deadline..."

Thank you so much for your reply, Andrew. I realised that my post was almost identical to one I'd posted before under a diff name...only a lot more positive this time! And that's definitely worked in my favour... Went to the doctors this afternoon, armed with some of the main page that I'd printed, plus Andrew's reply so she could see that I was only asking to learn self catheterisation as means to reduce the anxiety. She looked puzzled, I thought at first I was going to get a disappointing response, but instead she was puzzled because she was trying to think of somewhere she could send me to learn - she felt the nurses at the doctors surgery wouldn't be experienced enough to show me and she didn't want me to be put off in any way. FINALLY, a good response! Unlike my doctor when I was 15 who told me the only thing she could give me was diazepan. So, she said she'd do her homework and would hopefully refer me to a nurse led urology clinic. I'm soo pleased that I spoke to her and got the answers I needed to hear! I am also taking a 2 hour train journey on thursday so that will be the perfect time to begin my attempts to reduce anxiety levels. After my visit to the doctors, I'm in even more of a positive frame of mind, so right now I'll do anything! I'll also keep my eyes open for a beginners workshop I could attend. This will not beat me! Thank you again for your response, andrew, it made me feel so much more confident going into the doctors today - I knew the response I wanted from her and why I wanted it and I think that definitely helped! Loz

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