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After prostratectomy: What underwear and protection do you recommend?
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Hi. My surgery is Aug 7th and will be out for 6 weeks. I haven't gotten underwear yet but the research I have done has me leaning towards the men vault. They claim it holds 12oz. That is my concern, being incontinent and working retail I don't want it showing. The Dr said this is the best route to have surgery at such a young age. Being incontinent at a young age will make me feel old.
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@djkurr, in addition to the link that @jeffmarc posted for you, here are a few more:
@retireddoc, @spino and others talk about worrying about incontinence and things you can do to help prevent or improve it.
- Improving Incontinence Post Therapy https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/improving-incontinence-post-therapy/
- Washable incontinence underwear https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/washable-incontinence-underwear/
- Incontinence Improvement with Pelvic PT https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/disappoints-incontinence-improvement-with-pelvic-pt/
There are many discussions about Kegel and pelvic floor exercises. Use the group search and keywords to find more answers:
Kegel discussions: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/prostate-cancer/
Surgery and recovery https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/prostate-cancer/
Keep asking questions. 🙂
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@djkurr
you should read this review by somebody who actually used those underwear.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/menvault-incontinence-briefs-review/
Jockey shorts with a Tena pad work really well. You may have to change the pad after a couple hours, but you can just go to the bathroom and swap it out, They are very absorbent.