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Depends pads. Old vs new

Posted by budisnothome @budisnothome, Jun 7 10:53am

Has anyone tried the new thinner style depends guards? Does it hold very much liquid and stay in place? Why did they mess with something so many of us rely on...

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Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Aug 2 3:27pm
In reply to @jrs619 "@g1b0s I was never offered nor did I know of the pelvic floor therapy. Keagles was..." + (show)
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@g1b0s
I was never offered nor did I know of the pelvic floor therapy. Keagles was the only option I had. In a combination on incontinence I seem develop over active bladder a lot of broken sleep. I didn’t even wear a pad months after surgery. The problem came after radiation when I had a recurrence. Well I’ll have to look into the pelvic floor therapy. Good luck and thanks for answering my reply

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@jrs619
I had the same thing as you, Timing a little different. Had surgery and had no incontinence after catheter was removed. 3 1/2 years later had salvage radiation. Six years after that Incontinence started and got worse over time.

Add pelvic floor therapy and tried it for about six months, but didn’t get any benefit. Had an AUS installed in June and now 100% continent.

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johnnyz | @johnnyz | Aug 2 3:44pm

Hi all, I am scheduled for an RP in 3 months. I would like advice on which is the best pull up to start with? Should I also get a tight small fitting size or the next size up as I have not experience. Also - any tips on how far in advance to start pelvic floor stregthening before the surgery?

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TurtBean | @turtbean | Aug 2 4:25pm

@johnnyz - In my completely non-professional opinion, it’s never to early to start your pelvic floor exercises. Don’t obsess over them, don’t do too much in a day, but get started on them any time and develop a routine.

For pull-ups, I found that I liked Depends large size - I’m 5’9” and 175 lbs, if that helps. They’re actually quite comfy, believe it or not. The standard recommendation is to wear and pull-up and a pad together initially, as pads are a lot less expensive than pull-ups, and then you can change out pads as you need to throughout the day. The pull-up will be like a safety net. I actually found generic store brand pads to be a better fit and more absorbent/leakproof than the Depends pads, but everyone is different.

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jrs619 | @jrs619 | Aug 2 6:14pm
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@jrs619
I had the same thing as you, Timing a little different. Had surgery and had no incontinence after catheter was removed. 3 1/2 years later had salvage radiation. Six years after that Incontinence started and got worse over time.

Add pelvic floor therapy and tried it for about six months, but didn’t get any benefit. Had an AUS installed in June and now 100% continent.

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Yes very close resemblance. Later my doctor informed me that I had oligometastic cancer. Found nodule on left lung had SBRT. PSA went 0.01 one year later rose to 0.03 going for another PSA in a couple month. Hey I just want to say thank you and the others involved with this group. It has been very helpful informative. Thank you again for your time and unselfishness. You have no idea the impact it has brought to others. God Bless you all

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johnnyz | @johnnyz | 6 hours ago
In reply to @jrs619 "@jeffmarc Yes very close resemblance. Later my doctor informed me that I had oligometastic cancer. Found..." + (show)
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@jeffmarc
Yes very close resemblance. Later my doctor informed me that I had oligometastic cancer. Found nodule on left lung had SBRT. PSA went 0.01 one year later rose to 0.03 going for another PSA in a couple month. Hey I just want to say thank you and the others involved with this group. It has been very helpful informative. Thank you again for your time and unselfishness. You have no idea the impact it has brought to others. God Bless you all

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@jrs619 Hey, that is good to hear about your numbers staying relatively low. I am still trying to digest more info as to the two options facing my treatment: 1. SBRT without ADT, but could have it I wanted to, then if recurrence occurs, then Brachytherapy with ADT. 2. My other option and which I am leaning to is Robotics Surgery as I hope nerves can be saved as I am a 10.8PSA, no IDC or EXE with 7/15 cores positive, 3+4 in 6/7 cores. I have met with the radiation oncologist as per above info, then I meet with RP surgery Sept. 24. Not sure yet which way I will decide. I am 68 and feel good.

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Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | 4 hours ago
In reply to @johnnyz "@jrs619 Hey, that is good to hear about your numbers staying relatively low. I am still..." + (show)
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@jrs619 Hey, that is good to hear about your numbers staying relatively low. I am still trying to digest more info as to the two options facing my treatment: 1. SBRT without ADT, but could have it I wanted to, then if recurrence occurs, then Brachytherapy with ADT. 2. My other option and which I am leaning to is Robotics Surgery as I hope nerves can be saved as I am a 10.8PSA, no IDC or EXE with 7/15 cores positive, 3+4 in 6/7 cores. I have met with the radiation oncologist as per above info, then I meet with RP surgery Sept. 24. Not sure yet which way I will decide. I am 68 and feel good.

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@johnnyz
Here’s a Mayo Clinic link about the decision.

Surgery versus radiation from mayo clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prostate-cancer/in-depth/prostate-cancer-treatment-surgery-vs-radiation/art-20592862

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