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How long were you Incontinent? How did it come back for you?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 26, 2023 | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
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.
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I tried the pad in the depends trick, when I pulled out the pad it ripped apart the depends and white sand fell out on the floor. Apparently in the depends there is an absorbent sand that turns to jell when wet. Did you leave the tape on the adhesive on the pad, until you went to the depends. That would solve my problem.
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@goolive1952 I have used the pad inside the Depends with success also, but there has to be a cautionary note as well. If I ever got into a position where my penis might shift to the right or left, any drippage would miss the pad and end up along the side of the Depends, causing issues. For example, I was hiking and one shoe became untied. I knelt down to retie it, my penis shifted unbeknownst to me, and was blocked from returning to the center by the edges of the inserted pad. Next time I leaked I could feel it along the elastic leg band of the Depends. I guess I just have to readjust more often.