Posted by Andrew on 12/7/2009, 9:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Holding breath technique?"

Hi SB Desperate indeed, so serious measures required to survive everyday life. I very seriously encourage you to go to your GP and say you get severe urinary retention every day at work, and ask to be shown how to self-catheterise. This will enable you to drain off in a cubicle. If the GP is reluctant to offer this solution, be assertive and ask him/her what you are supposed to do? Call an ambulance, or suffer back pressure on the kidneys. As there is no answer to this, they should assist you. If the GP practice cannot show you how to do it, or does not have a continence nurse, they should refer you to a urologist, who will fully understand this. Read this post from Mark L: http://members.boardhost.com/paruresisUK/msg/1244838010.html If you email me, I can email you an article from the magazine Professional Nurse, which recommends this option. If you email me your address, I can send you our brochure for you to show anyone who needs to see it. There is NO WAY you should continue to suffer in this way. Having a catheter in your pocket will take away so much anxiety that in some situations you will find you will be able to pee without using it. Then consider attending our beginners workshop, where you can safely start to deal with your condition, just as others have done. Do reply to this post cheers Andrew

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