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Thanks - I'll search for the Tena pads to give them a try if they are slim enough and don't press on my perineum. My saving grace - my good news - is that I have no issues at night when I sleep. I don't leak or wet my diaper. It is all about "gravity", and laying flat in bed relieves any gravitation force on my bladder to release the urine. I do wake up at about 5:00 a.m. because my brain sends me the signal to urinate, but that is after a good 6-7 hours of sleep. My present issues remain that when I stand up from a seated position (couch, chair, car seat, squat, etc.), and if I walk too long, I will leak. "Too long" varies. If I made the mistake of leaving my house without emptying my bladder, and/or I had something to drink 1-2 hours prior, I might only last 5 - 15 minutes walking wherever I have driven to. I often park my car, open the door and stand to get out of the car, and I leak or fully urinate. Then I instantly remember: "oh ya...you drank that Diet Coke 45 minutes ago." So, I get back in the car and pull the wet pad and put in a clean one...but not anymore. I am pretty diligent about when "not" to drink something, as well as urinating before I go anywhere. If I am lucky and did urinate before leaving and had nothing to drink 1-2 hours before, I can sometimes go the entire errand or putting without leakage or full urinating. It suddenly comes to mind: "hey...you've been walking around for an hour and a half with no leaks or pee.