Back toUpdated on October 22, 2024
Overactive bladder, or OAB, is characterized by having a frequent and sometimes uncontrollable need to urinate. In this video, Lynne shares her struggle with OAB and urges other OAB patients to seek help for this bladder condition.
Transcript
Overactive bladder is ruining my life a little bit. And it's sometimes very emotionally overwhelming to have to have that on your mind at all times.
When I first discovered I might have OAB, I was a boutique owner. I was ringing somebody up at my cash register
and I sneezed really hard, and I was wearing white pants, and well, I had an accident.
That's just too embarrassing to always wonder when something like that would happen. A sneeze, you don't know when you're going to sneeze.
You don't know when you're going to need to run really quick across the street. And then I said, I can't live like this anymore.
This is ruining my life. I'm too conscious of always needing to run to the restroom.
I felt like I was missing out on life a lot. There were even times when I was invited to events, where I would know there's not going
to be any bathrooms close by. I just didn't want to risk it, so I politely declined. I was just afraid that A, there wouldn't
be any bathrooms close by and I did not want to have any accidents. And B, I'm an active woman.
I like to run, jump, play Frisbee. Go Linny! And sister Linny comes up with the Frisbee.
You always wonder when you're going to have an accident. It's not fun. I guess the best way I could describe it as is it's always there.
Kind of like if you have a pinched nerve in your neck, it's there and you can still function
and it's not debilitating, but it's just that nagging thought that's always there and you want it to go away.
I just went in a month ago to see my doctor, and we have an appointment next week because I don't want to live like this.
It affects your life. It affects decisions you make. Why live with this when you don't have to? Go to your doctor.
Go get some help. It's life changing.
