My Story: Lynne and overactive bladder

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

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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.

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When I first discovered I might have OAB, I was a boutique owner. I was ringing somebody up at my cash register

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and I sneezed really hard, and I was wearing white pants, and well, I had an accident.

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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.

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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.

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This is ruining my life. I'm too conscious of always needing to run to the restroom.

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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

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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

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be any bathrooms close by and I did not want to have any accidents. And B, I'm an active woman.

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I like to run, jump, play Frisbee. Go Linny! And sister Linny comes up with the Frisbee.

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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.

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Kind of like if you have a pinched nerve in your neck, it's there and you can still function

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and it's not debilitating, but it's just that nagging thought that's always there and you want it to go away.

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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.

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It affects your life. It affects decisions you make. Why live with this when you don't have to? Go to your doctor.

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Go get some help. It's life changing.