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I recently went to Colombia, to finally meet my partners family. From leaving home in the UK, to finally getting to her apartment,via her mothers home. I had not been able to pee for 18 hours. On our return to UK, we had 2 fight delays. It was 24 hours before I reached home and was able to pee. I sawmy gp yesterday and he is testing for an infection. He does not seem to understand shy bladder syndrome. What can I do.
Re: 22 hour flight
Posted by Roy on 11/3/2017, 10:40 am, in reply to "22 hour flight"
I saw a urologist this week,he seemed a kind understanding person in his 60's .So I decided to mention paruresis to him,(even the spellchecker doesn't recognise the word)he said he was vaguely familiar with the word but had only encountered 1 or 2 patients in his career with this,so I said I'd be the 3rd .I said it was an acutely anti social problem where sufferers tended to hide away desperately trying to act normal in any way they can,not telling anybody and going through their life with this secret.In a lot of cases leading to acute depression and I suspect even suicide.He thanked me for bringing it to his attention and he would research it.
Re: 22 hour flight
Posted by Jamie on 11/3/2017, 2:02 pm, in reply to "22 hour flight"
Hi there, that's a really long time to not be able to go! Have you been on a workshop? If not I suggest you make that your first plan of action. From there you'll be given plenty of help to move forward with your AP. You'll also be with guys who understand your situation better than your doctor does. Good luck jamie