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For me, issues started in my early 50s in the form of dribbling after peeing. It was hard to keep my pants dry so I used pads. The urologist ascribed it to BPH and a stricture in my urethra.
Then, at age 60, with rising PSA and a family history of prostate cancer I was biopsied and diagnosed with prostate cancer. The tumors were big enough that I had an unilateral nerve sparing radical prostatectomy (nerves were spared only on one side). Nerve damage and the re-arrangement of the urinary tract with the prostatectomy left me incontinent. Currently, I am 64 so this has gradually become my new normal. Often I can't tell that my bladder is full and if it is full, it will empty when I stand up. Also, I have stress incontinence (pee when I sneeze, cough, stand up, exercise, etc.).
Then, at age 60, with rising PSA and a family history of prostate cancer I was biopsied and diagnosed with prostate cancer. The tumors were big enough that I had an unilateral nerve sparing radical prostatectomy (nerves were spared only on one side). Nerve damage and the re-arrangement of the urinary tract with the prostatectomy left me incontinent. Currently, I am 64 so this has gradually become my new normal. Often I can't tell that my bladder is full and if it is full, it will empty when I stand up. Also, I have stress incontinence (pee when I sneeze, cough, stand up, exercise, etc.).
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I had stress incontinence after childbirth at age 40. When I had a hysterectomy for endometrial cancer at age 50, I also had a bladder suspension. Radiation treatment for the cancer led to a late effect lumbosacral plexopathy, and my continence was seriously affected about ten years later. It was made worse when mobility problems made it harder to reach the bathroom quickly.
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I started with small dribbles about age 45 and used guards. By early 50's the dribbles were more frequent and larger volume so I was using pull ups. I had a TURP at age 54, with a bladder neck incision very soon afterwards. This is when things became much worse. Medications failed to help and botox has failed, so I am now using nappies (UK) full time. I don't know if I should try an interstim?
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Started in my teens. I was in jr high and at a track meet. I was doing the long jump that day and landed wrong. Peed my pants and had no use of my legs for a bit. I squished a bunch of discs. Ever since then I had problems. They started out small and ended up big. I’m 40 now.
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Was prettt reliably potty trained age 8, never dry at night. My sophomore year in college day control went entirely. Almost overnight no sensation whatsoever. My incontinence is due to my congenital spine and nerve related and how they are routed through and around my spine.
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I’m 76 years old. My bladder-control (OAB and urge incontinence) issues stem from a surgical mishap that I experienced when I was 14. I haven’t been reliably dry at night since then. Later, when I was in my forties, my daytime continence became unreliable; and I’ve been wearing diapers 24/7 since then. Incontinence is a nuisance, but it’s manageable. I’ve managed to live a reasonably successfuf professional and social life.
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