Living with Overactive Bladder

I’ve been living with this condition for a few years now. I’m in the Army Reserves and this is my second deployment in Theater. Imagine having to get up every 2 hours, in the middle of the night, living in a tent, and having to walk sometimes up to a mile to get to “the ladies room”. That’s my life when we are in training. Living conditions in Theater does not afford one an inside bathroom. I happen to live 250 steps from the latrine. Yes, it’s a challenge. I’m up every 2 hours.

Everyone knows about my condition and before we go anywhere— my Soldiers, my supervisor, other Soldiers ask and insure that I use it before we leave and are on the look out for the next port-o-john.

I am affectionally called the “piss queen”.

This is no laughing matter. My fience found out shortly after we started dating that I was not kidding when I told him I had “to go” often. When we take trips, he jokingly says every 20 minutes I’ll be asking to stop and he’s right. He’s good about it but, we joke about it but, he knows I can’t go far without having to “use it”.

My sister gave me a portable urine kit because I have to stop so often. I rearly go on long trips because of the frequent stops.

Hopefully, someone will come up with a care for this. Until then, I keep humor in it.