What supplies to stock up before prostate surgery?

Great list and I am sure it will help many !👍😎

My husband had zero irritation with catheter and did not have to use special creams.
He was in love with snap on pants though. : )))

I would like to share a list of the supplies I purchased ahead of my surgery which I found useful, and those that were not, so others getting ready for surgery can learn from.

Waste baskets to place cathether bags in at night. A couple of times I did not fully close the bag after emptying it, and the waste basket prvented my carepet from being damaged with urine!

A cathether plug I use when I shower. I remove the night bag, plug the cathether and shower without dragging the bag: very convenient and liberating,

Lots of alcohol wipes to clean cathter tips, plugs etc. The hospital did not supply enough.

Cleaning alcohol and measuring cup with pointed mouth for washing cathether bags

Over shower glass door hooks for hanging washed cathether bags

Baby wipes for sanitation

Donut cushion to ease the pain of sitting on regular chairs

Disposable gloves

Grabber reacher tool (a life saver too since you can pick up stuff without bending and huring your surgical area)

Toilet seat Squat (I beleve the slang is 'Squatty potty" :)) Important to avoid straining after surgery: it is much better and safer to use the power of gravity through squatty potty instead.

Absorbent pullups to be used after the cathether is removed.

Water proof incontinece pads for chairs, bed, car seat etc. I never needed it, but it was reassuring to have it in place if ever it is needed.

Items I purchased in advance which I did not really use (or really need) include a cathether tube clamp (no need, you can just use your fingers), tearup pants (regular pants or shorts are just fine)

Hope this helps.

I would like to share a list of the supplies I purchased ahead of my surgery which I found useful, and those that were not, so others getting ready for surgery can learn from.

Waste baskets to place cathether bags in at night. A couple of times I did not fully close the bag after emptying it, and the waste basket prvented my carepet from being damaged with urine!

A cathether plug I use when I shower. I remove the night bag, plug the cathether and shower without dragging the bag: very convenient and liberating,

Lots of alcohol wipes to clean cathter tips, plugs etc. The hospital did not supply enough.

Cleaning alcohol and measuring cup with pointed mouth for washing cathether bags

Over shower glass door hooks for hanging washed cathether bags

Baby wipes for sanitation

Donut cushion to ease the pain of sitting on regular chairs

Disposable gloves

Grabber reacher tool (a life saver too since you can pick up stuff without bending and huring your surgical area)

Toilet seat Squat (I beleve the slang is 'Squatty potty" :)) Important to avoid straining after surgery: it is much better and safer to use the power of gravity through squatty potty instead.

Absorbent pullups to be used after the cathether is removed.

Water proof incontinece pads for chairs, bed, car seat etc. I never needed it, but it was reassuring to have it in place if ever it is needed.

Items I purchased in advance which I did not really use (or really need) include a cathether tube clamp (no need, you can just use your fingers), tearup pants (regular pants or shorts are just fine)

Hope this helps.

All the suggestions made here are great. One thing I would add - a washable sheet protector (it’s about 3’X3’ and completely washable). You can get it at CVS or any major pharmacy.
After graduating from diapers and then to pads, after a few months I was completely continent and happy….and then it happened - the out of nowhere wake up at 2 in the morning soaking wet in urine scene. I wanted to scream.
Had to wake up my wife, strip the bed, throw out the $400 Tempurpedic mattress topper, etc. Thank God we had a waterproof mattress cover or else the $5K latex mattress would have been pitched too! It was a real emotional setback for me.
I got the protector pad the next day and it has since saved my butt a few more times. I finally figured out that if I ate a very gassy meal - beans usually (which I love) my sphincters must get confused and allow the floodgates to open, letting out both gas - and urine. And I did my Kegels religiously!
Sorry, lots of TMI on this site but that’s what we’re here for.
Anyway, just my 2 cents since I sleep completely unafraid now even though it hardly ever happens. Best to you!

All the suggestions made here are great. One thing I would add - a washable sheet protector (it’s about 3’X3’ and completely washable). You can get it at CVS or any major pharmacy.
After graduating from diapers and then to pads, after a few months I was completely continent and happy….and then it happened - the out of nowhere wake up at 2 in the morning soaking wet in urine scene. I wanted to scream.
Had to wake up my wife, strip the bed, throw out the $400 Tempurpedic mattress topper, etc. Thank God we had a waterproof mattress cover or else the $5K latex mattress would have been pitched too! It was a real emotional setback for me.
I got the protector pad the next day and it has since saved my butt a few more times. I finally figured out that if I ate a very gassy meal - beans usually (which I love) my sphincters must get confused and allow the floodgates to open, letting out both gas - and urine. And I did my Kegels religiously!
Sorry, lots of TMI on this site but that’s what we’re here for.
Anyway, just my 2 cents since I sleep completely unafraid now even though it hardly ever happens. Best to you!

All the suggestions made here are great. One thing I would add - a washable sheet protector (it’s about 3’X3’ and completely washable). You can get it at CVS or any major pharmacy.
After graduating from diapers and then to pads, after a few months I was completely continent and happy….and then it happened - the out of nowhere wake up at 2 in the morning soaking wet in urine scene. I wanted to scream.
Had to wake up my wife, strip the bed, throw out the $400 Tempurpedic mattress topper, etc. Thank God we had a waterproof mattress cover or else the $5K latex mattress would have been pitched too! It was a real emotional setback for me.
I got the protector pad the next day and it has since saved my butt a few more times. I finally figured out that if I ate a very gassy meal - beans usually (which I love) my sphincters must get confused and allow the floodgates to open, letting out both gas - and urine. And I did my Kegels religiously!
Sorry, lots of TMI on this site but that’s what we’re here for.
Anyway, just my 2 cents since I sleep completely unafraid now even though it hardly ever happens. Best to you!

@heavyphil -- Interesting comment. Although I consider myself fully continent, I've noticed when sitting on the toilet during bowel movements that if simply pass gas I also have an involuntary urine release. For whatever reason, I simply don't seem to have a lot gas in my old age so it isn't something I've had to worry about. But if I feel the urge to pass gas, I'll hold it until I can get to a toilet. I never mentioned it as I thought it was just me 🙂 It's actually a bit of a relief knowing it's not just me. I certainly don't know but I suspect that since passing gas happens infrequently our subconcious minds just haven't figured out how to handle the new normal when it comes to passing gas without releasing urine. For sleeping I think I might go back to the 3' X 3' waterproof pad based on your comment. Best wishes.

@retireditguy

the way I look at it, a night time event is a low probability, but with a high consequence