If there's one thing that the InterStim recipient needs to understand it is that just because you have the InterStim for bladder control, you will still have to pee. As warped as that might sound, I can remember the instant relief that I felt as soon as I got up after my stage one procedure and that I casually walked to the bathroom to use it before the drive home. My thinking was so weird that I thought, 'geeze, I'll never have to go much anymore again.'...but that's not true.I have had stage two since February 10th, 2010 and over all I am very pleased with the results. But I still have to pee. I have gone from 50 voids a day to the very most being 12 or 13. Often I am around the 10 times a day range. Peeing is a part of being a human and we have to do it.
I still take things easy and I don't do alot of heavy lifting or straining, but that's just me and my choice. Over all I am very pleased to have gone through this procedure. I no longer wet all over myself because I can't make it to the bathroom.
Each of us is different and will have different results. Explore your best results! Hopefully for anyone having difficulty they can work with their Dr. to make this experience as positive as possible.
