Interstim Sacral Nerve Therapy for Incontinence

I’ve been having issues with nighttime, and now daytime incontinence for the past few years. My urologist started talking to me about sacral nerve stimulation as a possible treatment a couple years ago. There are two different companies that do this therapy, one is axionics the other one is medTronic. I am scheduled to have the unit installed by Medtronic in a couple weeks. It is a two-stage process where they first install the wire leads with external battery pack for two weeks. If that is successful they install a five-year implant in your upper buttocks.

I do have a bit of a medical fetish, and definitely a diaper fetish. So it feels like an odd experience to be requiring genuine medical treatment for a genuine medical condition. I feel a little guilty because a part of me is excited about it - not just excited about the possible good outcome.

Have any of you received this treatment?

I had Botox injections for the same problem. So far I would say it is about 95% successful.

I do have an occasional urination that is uncontrolled, but overall, nothing like I had before when I would head to the bathroom and pee my pants sans any warning.

What are the side effects?

What are the side effects?

So far I don't see any at all. I know that I have not peed my pants yet. I have had a few minor leaks, but nothing like I had before.

I am able to hold my urine a lot longer, when I get the alert I have to go, I head to the bathroom and now I make it. Before I would get an alert, turn to head to the bathroom and I would pee my pants. Some days I would go through 3 or 4 Depends in a day, now i use about one a day at the most.

I had to stop my blood thinner for a week before the injections, took about two days for me not to be passing any blood in my urine. Other than that, I think it was well worth it.

I am glad I had it done.