Thank you Pianoman,

I was 8 days earlier than you on surgery (8/10/23) and 71 now. Fun day getting the catheter out and rid of the ball and chain!

Nights are best for me as I am able to get up (holding it tight) and have a full stream a couple of times a night now. Night-time depends are almost dry in the mornings. Days are okay but afternoon and evening are pretty bad. I think my muscles are tired and have no control at all.

A small tip that has helped me be able to go for longer outings. I went to a concert and was able to last 3 hours using Depends pull-ups and added a thin pad inside in addition - and I took an extra pad and changed in the middle of the concert. Gave me so much confidence because if the pad didn't hold then my depends was a backup. It was easy to run into a bathroom and pull the wet pad off and add a new pad and not have to find a way to change the entire pull-up. I do this now to go to a movie or longer outings. Keep in touch and good luck on the journey.