Dr North enters

Olivia waited a few minutes before finally Dr North entered the room. “Hello, Olivia. It’s nice to see you again. Did you give a urine sample already?” Dr North asked.

“Yes,” Olivia said. “I put it through the slot for the lab.”

“Perfect, then we’ll await those results,” Dr North said. “Now, tell me about these bladder problems. When did you notice that it started?”

“It started around last Christmas and has slowly gotten worse and worse,” Olivia said. “And I begin my new position soon, and I can’t be wetting myself in front of my students.”

“Well, I’m afraid it’s not going to be as simple as waving a wand or even prescribing medication. Even the best of them have side effects and take awhile to put in effect,” Dr North said. “Now, tell me, how bad is it? Do you wet the bed?”

Olivia blushed but shook her head. “Right now it’s just during the day, I feel my bladder leak out of nowhere. Sometimes I don’t even feel it. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night so that I don’t wet the bed. But I have not yet begin wetting the bed.”

“Well, I will be honest. There’s a likely chance that with the medication, it would shift from day to night,” Dr North said. “And it’s also not even guaranteed that you won’t wet your pants during the daytime either. You will only be able to take this medication once a day, and you must do it as soon as you wake up and go to the bathroom for the morning. You’ll take it just like any other pill. With water. Then you must ensure that you eat something after taking this pill. What it will do is help tighten the bladder muscles and have it contract normally, however, this medication only lasts for a short period and the time it does may vary depending on each step you do or do not follow. The side effects can also vary as some patients have found that as the medication wears off, their bladder is more inclined to wet itself and the effect can be very sudden. I suggest trying to go to the bathroom after each class or whenever possible even if you feel like you don’t have to go.”

“Thank you, Dr North,” Olivia said.

“Now lay back. I want to examine your bladder as it is now,” Dr North said.

Olivia nodded as she laid down on her back, her arms to her side. Dr North opened the cloth gown and pulled the padded underwear forward peering inside as she slid her other hand inside, putting pressure on Olivia’s bladder, massaging it.