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After delivering her first baby Laura went into Urinary Retention which caused an acute bladder injury. She was unable to pass urine and had no feeling that she needed to go. After an initial period of time with a catheter she has had to use Intermittent Self Catheterisation (ISC) to pass urine throughout the day.  If you haven’t read her last blog you can read it here.

We’ve been working together for a number of months and she’s making fabulous progress! I’ll let her tell you…

In my first ever blog post, I shared my story of retention post child birth. My journey of recovery is ongoing. I am still not completely ‘fixed’ yet but I am well on the way and now truly believe that I will get there in the end…whenever the end might be. There has been exciting highs but also really disheartening lows. Although I feel like it has been a lifetime since having a normal functioning bladder (when in reality, it’s only been 7 months), I am definitely nearly better and I wanted to share that wit

Laura really wanted to share her story so that other women who have problems with rentention can know they’re not alone, and know how to find help. Reading her frank and at times devastating account of the first few weeks of her son’s life isn’t easy, especially as a health professional who can see where and when she’s been failed. I’ve been inspired by her resilience at a time where she should be enjoying motherhood. With persistence she’s making great progress, and I really do feel the future’s going to be fine.

Not being able to open your bladder, or going into “retention” can sometimes happen with childbirth. If it isn’t caught quickly the bladder can overfill, overstretch and become injured. Sometimes this leads to kidney injuries too. Not being able to go to the toilet at all can be quite dangerous for the bladder and kidneys, so people are often taught to drain their bladders with a small disposable catheter. However, the bladder’s a muscle like any other and with careful man

I’m very happy to be able to share Beth’s story with you, in her words. Her delivery and 4th trimester issues are common, as was her need for greater support at that time. The fact that we were able to provide the help she needed at that vital time makes me very proud. It’s a testament to everything I’ve worked toward as a Pelvic Health Physio, and demonstrates how I believe we can provide truly holistic and individualised care that changes lives. I’m so proud of how far she has come on her rehab journey, it’s not been easy. I’ll let Beth tell you…

I’ve had writers block for a couple of weeks since confirming that I would write a blog to share my story.

Where to begin?

How much to share?

Does writing it down make everything a bit too real?

You see, I’m still on my journey to recovery so I can’t tell a story of ‘happily ever after’ just yet. However, what I can tell you is a story of hope and amazing progress all through the wonders of physiotherapy and the incredible care I have