I am Wet-Again

[Wet-Again]

Hi! I am Wet-Again...

I have been dealing with urinary incontinence for the past several years. It started as Post Void Dribble. It wasn't that much, but enough that I had to use a pad on a daily basis. I visited the Urologist and he recommended some medication, but it didn't help. I later developed OAB symptoms which made life even worse. Thankfully, those symptoms went away and I was back to dribbling. I say dribbling, but it was more like a gush of urine that would release shortly after I urinated.

My Urologist recommended surgery, but I was not ready for that at the time.

I moved from a city to a rural area. I found a new Urologist and I decided I could have surgery and improve my life, or I could continue gushing urine every time I visited the restroom.

I had Green Light Laser Therapy in October. This was followed with OAB but I figured it would subside over time. I am wearing incontinence underwear 24/7 and recently my OAB has worked to the point where I do not have time to undress to urinate. It just starts and my efforts to stop are pretty much useless. This also occurs when I wash my hands or rinse the dishes. Sometimes the flow is so strong, it overflows my incontinence underwear.

I contacted my Urologist office to see about a solution. I plan to call first thing Monday morning.

So far, I have been buying the over the counter products at Walmart. Primarily because that in the only store nearby. I either need better incontinence underwear, or perhaps a solution like an external catheter?

When I look online, it doesn't look like there is much information about men using these. Perhaps they just don't advertise?

I am going on vacation on Tuesday, and I hope for a better solution by then.

 

[nl17]

I’ve had a similar journey minus the surgery. I found in-store incontinence products are not suitable for my needs. I have used a variety of products including Northshore and Tena.

 

[Wet-Again]

nl17,

Thank you for your response. I appreciate it.

My Urologist office was not incredibly helpful when I went in on Monday. I got there right when they opened. They were busy... I had to wait until after 1:00 p.m. to be seen.

I will not speak for all men, but I suspect for a good portion of them when they begin experiencing incontinence, it is like there world just got turned upside down. A little compassion and support would have gone a long way. What I received was very little guidance, no recommendations, just, " Well! Good luck with that! Let us know how your vacation goes!"

Today they called to let me know they received my message indicating my PCP may need some assistance. They said they would be happy to write a prescription if there is a "medical necessity". I am not a Doctor, but when a patient isn't making it to the toilet in time, or can't undress quickly enough to avoid urinating all over themselves, that seems like a medical necessity.

I posted here under the title "My First Time" describing walking around in a flooded diaper that leaked all over me. Fortunately, it was night and no one really noticed.