Connect
← Return to Experiences with alcohol use after regaining urinary continence
Discussion
Experiences with alcohol use after regaining urinary continence
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 23, 2025 | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
Hey Kevin,
May I ask how old you are? Having zero incontinence and returning to normal continence after catheter removal is phenomenal...truly an outlier, exceptional outcome. I have heard, as would make sense, that the younger you are when you have your RP, the quicker you recover and/or the less impactful any or all possible side effects are. It is kind of like women who have their babies between 20-30 years old...they lose their weight and recover their sleek, youthful, attractive figures much quicker than women in the 30-40 range who have their babies. Most seldom completely recover their figures. Not the perfect analogy, but "youth" is the common factor: the younger you are, the easier and faster you recover. Thanks
Replies to "Hey Kevin, May I ask how old you are? Having zero incontinence and returning to normal..."
Connect
I was diagnosed on 23 Jan 14, less than a month away from my 58th birthday
My surgery was on 10 March 2014, so, just under a month after my 58th birthday.
SRT in March 2016 so age 60.
Triplet therapy starting in January 2017 so age 61 to start
Doublet therapy in April 2024 so 68....
I have always lived an active lifestyle - ride my bike, swim, lift weights, do indoor cardio, ski, hike....
My general approach is all things in moderation, diet, exercise...I keep my weight under control though both treatments on ADT resulted in 15–20-pound weight gains despite maintaining my usual activity and diet, I worked those back off.
I try but don't always succeed, well, very little, try and manage my stressors.
My medical team and I have discussed the role diet, exercise, sleep, managing stress, just living your life....play in mitigating the side effects and recovery. I and they, think it's a factor.
Kevin
I am 69+ now, hit 70 on 16 Feb 26.