Does anyone else have a hard time with the sound of running water?
Hello friends, I hope everyone is having a great weekend.
I’ve been dealing with this issue most of my life and I have mostly found peace managing my symptoms, I had an interstim implant 3 &1/2 years ago and it’s been life changing.
In the last 6ish months I’ve started developing this issue where the sound of running water is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with. It’s not something that happens from the sound alone but if I have a full bladder and encounter the sound I have a very hard time keeping control. The issue is hard enough to deal with at home but my real issue with this situation is that I work in healthcare and wash my hands in a public place very often. Having accidents in public is very difficult to deal with emotionally and logistically, after having the issue several times I’ve had to start using larger pads at work (formally I only needed the big pads for interstate travel or things of that nature).
I talked to my urologist about it at my yearly check in last month and she referred me to Pelvic floor therapy. I’ve done pelvic PT twice before and had some small success with maintaining more control and more success addressing pelvic pain from years of clenching and fighting spasms.
Does anyone else deal with this trigger? My doc says it’s very common but it’s new for me and it’s causing me a lot of distress. If anyone does deal with this trigger how have you addressed it?
Thanks so much for reading and have a great day, any feedback appreciated!