Checklist
A practical checklist for anyone dealing with urinary urgency nerve — what to record, what to ask, and when to escalate.
Urgency, frequency and a sense of incomplete emptying can all be produced by pudendal nerve irritation, in the presence of a completely normal bladder work-up.
Patients often carry a diagnosis of overactive bladder or interstitial cystitis for years. When medication for those conditions has never helped, the assumption behind it deserves review.
As a urologist, Dr Bollens evaluates bladder symptoms and nerve symptoms in the same consultation instead of separating them between specialties.
Bring your notes to the consultation; a well-documented history shortens the road to a diagnosis considerably.