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Fred,
My husband kept his green box in the closet out of sight. If you have a bed side table with drawer, you might keep a few in there or tucked in your underwear drawer on your dresser.Refill as needed.
Use a seperate trash container with lid. Yo…
Fred,
I am another voice to give you encouragement to get through this very difficult ordeal. There is medical intervention for your condition and I urge you to seek some help. Also, in no way should you try and deal with this situation alone. I am…
Fred,
My situation was identical to yours (read my profile page) except for the family support issues. I think you should find a local support group and get your wife and daughters to attend a meeting or two with you. They definitely need some educ…
Dear Fred:
You could consider inquiring about a surgical implant (an artificial sphincter) to solve your problem. They really do work, and well, if the operation is carried out by someone who really knows what they are doing.
We were able to assis…
Hi Fred sorry to hear about your on going problems. I am 59 had the robotic surgery on March 6, 2009, not much on the leaking and that was because my urethra was partly blocked with scar tissue. I had to have it cleaned out twice the second time wit…
Debbie,
Good advice. In some cases, as in my situation, the incontinence does not resolve itself naturally. It is a devastating condition (brought tears to my eyes many times), but there are surgical alternatives (read my reply to Fred). I've also…
Dear Fred... I hope you don't mind a lady responding to you....I'm sure the guys will be along and will have more information for you and experiences to share and things to help you.
I just want to say that I read your post and it brought tears to m…
At 51 yrs young, I had a robotic prostectomy 12/22/08, and it was no picnic. The cancer was minimal and early stage, however because my enlarged prostrate had been crowding up into the neck of the bladder, stretching it out of shape, extra work had…
Optimizing functional recovery and what to do if there are problems
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- Have you been diagnosed with prostate cancer?
- Yes
- What brings you to the New Prostate Cancer InfoLink social network?
- total incontinence 7 1/2 mos. post robotic prostectomy
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- At 12:52pm on August 18, 2009,
tom rowland said…
- Fred,
My situation was identical to yours (read my profile page) except for the family support issues. I think you should find a local support group and get your wife and daughters to attend a meeting or two with you. They definitely need some education about your condition. Check for a chapter of UsToo International (www.ustoo.org) or Gilda’s Club near you. I continue to derive much benefit attending such sessions even after nearly five years post-op.
My incontinence nearly broke my spirits but was resolved successfully with surgery more than a year after my RP. I’d be more than happy to discuss it with you. In the meantime, Debbie has offered some sound advice. In addition, I used to compress a Depends in a small plastic baggie which I could carry concealed in my pocket. Upon changing, I would place the saturated diaper in the baggie, tie it at the top and dispose of it. It takes time to figure out how to cope, but you will.
Keep the faith and don’t hesitate to reach out for help.
Tom Rowland
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