by Sarah Boyles | Dec 19, 2021 | What goes wrong?
About a year ago, I wrote a post about how the pandemic and related life changes can impact the pelvic floor. Today, it is more true than ever. The stress of the holiday season, new covid variants, and inflation impact us all and can combine to create physical...
by Sarah Boyles | Nov 21, 2021 | Surgery, What can I do?
Once you decide you are ready for surgery (see my post on deciding to have surgery here), you want the best outcome possible. You need to have a good surgeon and a team that you trust. It is important that you understand the surgery, what is being done, and what...
by Sarah Boyles | Nov 13, 2021 | Office visits
The bladder is connected to the kidneys by the ureters. The kidneys and bladder work closely together. Bladder conditions can impact the kidneys and vice versa. There are times when I need a picture of the kidneys to make sure they are healthy. This urinary tract...
by Sarah Boyles | Nov 6, 2021 | Office visits
Any word that ends with “oscopy” means that we are looking at something. A colonoscopy is looking in the colon. A microscopy is looking at small things. And words with “cysto” in them generally refer to the bladder. So, a cystoscopy means we are looking in the...
by Sarah Boyles | Oct 30, 2021 | Office visits
Sometimes I think medicine seems like a foreign world to people. It feels strange and maybe full of weird words and testing that doesn’t make sense. I spend so much time thinking about the bladder and living in this world that I may forget how new it is to you. So...
