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DiscussionPad (for leaking) recommendation after prostate surgery
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I had my surgery at Mayo in Phoenix. My RARP was a non-nerve sparing procedure which is definitly more impactful than the majority of RARP's, which are nerve sparing. In my case, we drove back to Albuquerque 8 days after surgery. I had to stop and change every 2 hours or so, but it could be done. For me, my incontenience remained quite impactful until about 3 months had passed and then a big reduction in leakage occured. I started, and I still do, cary a small backpack with absorbancy supplies, spare unerwear, and wipes. There has been a lot of discussion about this topic over the past year, so you can probably find 100 different accounts, but for most people, and if you are prepared, two to four weeks after RARP you can travel and do what you want, even if you are still having some significant incontenience?