Pad (for leaking) recommendation after prostate surgery

Fight not to use the pads, get your mind to say no. I wore the pull up home after the RP and then threw them away. I ran to the bathroom every 5-10 minutes the 1st week. Do not become dependent on the pads unless you have no choice. I also work out 3-4 times per week, walk 2 miles, stationery bike 5 minutes, row machine 5 minutes, weight training varies approx. 30 minutes and finish with 4 rounds of 30 sit-ups, 15 push ups. You can beat this, just need to fight. Also watch what you eat, get weight down.

We had a 3 day drive after my husband's surgery in June. So, we bought Depends pull ups for the trip. When we got home he used a medium pad for about a week. He now uses just the light pad daily and at night mostly as precaution, with minimal incontinence. Coughing is a bad trigger and he carries a few cough drops in his pocket all the time. Alcohol is another thing that seems to cause issues overnight. So limiting that is good. He is faithful doing kegels and we know that has been a big help. As for undies, he used jockey shorts with the catheter while he normally wears boxer style. Best of luck and speedy recovery.

I has a prostatectomy 6 weeks ago at Mayo in Phoenix. Due to the aggressiveness of my cancer, my procedure was non-nerve sparing. As my surgeon put it, he did the best cancer surgery he could, meaning he took as much tissue as possible. I am permanently impotent with no hope for an errection without shots or more surgery. I am also completely incontinent when up and about, but do pretty well when at rest or sleeping. I have seen little to no improvement, but I'm told 3 months to a year may be required - if it improves at all. I use a variety of products including Tena maximum absorbancy pads, Depends, and Amazon Essentials. They all perform ok, but needing to change products 4-5 time per day is limiting, obnoxious, and expensive. Having an understanding spouse is important due to the drips, stains, smelly waste, etc. I'm very fortunate in that arena! I have started using a penis clamp during the day. It reduces flow d
and helps increase bladder capacity, but I still need to wear a pad as there is leakage and the occasional squirt. After having read many blogs and papers, it is clear that post-prostatectomy incontinence is a much more common and long lasting problem than most surgeons lead you to believe. Obviously, getting the cancer treated is essential, so there is little regret, however, I think that patients should be better educated as to the realistic probability of incontinence, that incontinence goes on often longer than expected, and in more than a few cases, it lasts forever requiring some future surgical efforts like a sling or artificialsphincter. Good luck to everyone dealing with this situation!