It starts with me and some friends stalking a wild pig as he goes to a meeting of - I forget its name, but it is something to do with pigs. Unknown to us, the pig has "made" us and is reporting our presence to the chief hog.
Now there is no way I can describe the chief hog and his minion hogs (where did they come from?) that will adequately give you an idea of their appearance, except to say they are evil incarnate, with bold flashing tusks, curled at the tips, dripping with blood. The chief hog catches a glimpse of us and bellows an order causing all of the hogs to turn in our direction.
"RUN!", I yell,"To my house."
Somehow we beat the hogs to my house and we close and lock all doors and windows. The chief circles the house, snorting and bellowing and looking for blood, our blood. Finally he gives" instructions, in pig language I have yet to conquer, and the hogs all run at the door, their tusks penetrating the wooden door and pulling it free.
"UPSTAIRS", I scream, "To my bedroom. Close and lock the door" I can now see there are five of us sitting in or on various spaces, their shadows dancing on the walls.
The hogs are battering my bedroom door, the points of their tusks start to poke through the wood. Soon the door will be destroyed.
"GET UNDER THE COVERS. Maybe they won't see us." We all get under the covers just as the hogs storm into the room.
Sorry folks. That is when I wake up. I had to "pee" for the fourth time that night. It is very unsocial of PD to interrupt my dream with the need to make a bathroom stop. Apparently this need to pee is rather common in our tribe.
From the National Parkinson's Foundation:
Urinary incontinence (involuntary loss of urine) is a common symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD).Why do problems occur in PD?
The bladder is a muscle which gradually expands as urine collects. At the opening, there is a muscle called the sphincter. This muscle is usually closed except when urinating. Both muscles are controlled by the brain. When 1-2 cups of urine have collected in the bladder, the bladder may begin to have small contractions that signal the brain that the bladder is filling up. The brain can suppress the contractions until it is convenient for the person to go to the bathroom. When ready, the brain allows the bladder to contract while the sphincter relaxes. This allows the urine to leave the bladder.
Difficulty holding urine is the most common problem.
In PD, the brain’s control of the sphincter is disturbed. The bladder becomes overactive and wants to empty even when there is just a small amount of urine present. This results in following symptoms
Drugs are available (e.g. Ditropan®, Detrol®, Vesicare®, Hytrin®, Probanthine®) to help. These medications relax the bladder muscle.
- urgency
- frequency
- incontinence
- repeated nighttime urination.
If I ever dream the conclusion of the pig story, you all will be the first to know. Until then, I am left with a quandary, i.e. why did the pigs waste all that time battering down the front door when they could have easily come through a window? They can jump, you know.
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