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Respecting and understanding your personal choices, have you considered eliminating alcohol and caffeine for a period of time in order to understand if there is any impact on continence?
It took me some time for my post prostatectomy bladder control to be fully continent and probably a full year after before my bladder would not too irritated with any caffeine or alcohol.
Of course, your wife may not be ready for a full withdrawal from caffeine and alcohol 🙂
Best wishes for your PSA staying low.
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I have thought about doing that to see what it impacts, but I enjoy them in moderation, so the balance of light leaks and good patio time most often tips in favor of quality time. That said, I only have a couple of beers or a wine on the weekend. I enjoy stouts and porters mostly, and the occasional glass of red wine. I did cut it all out for about 3 months after surgery, but that was likely too soon to see the effects on the longer term. I never did cut the coffee completely and drink about three 8oz cups of good dark roast coffee with milk a day, spread out from the AM to the mid-afternoon, so that could be a contributing factor. Again the quality of the day comes into play and wins out.
Ha, you are right. She doesn't like cranky Dave. Already has me trained, doesn't want any retraining headaches.
Thank you and to you and yours as well.