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Hi everyone!
I've been lurking here for sometime but wanted to get everyone's thoughts. I'm a male, in my mid 40s, who has been dealing with post voiding dribbling and OAB. I'm under treatment and have been prescribed oxybutynin but still wear protective underwear (i.e., adult pull-ups) daily. They are mostly to catch leaks though I sometimes have urgency issues. I can usually get by with 1 (or 2) per day.
However, some days are worse than others and at times I need to change while at work. As most of you probably know, that's where the pull-ups get annoying. I work in an office and I hate having to take off my shoes and dress clothes in a public restroom.
So I've been thinking about using the tabbed briefs, which would definitely solve the issue above. But at the same time it seems like overkill. Does anyone know of some good refastenable briefs? I'm talking about ones were I could undo them when I can make it time but then could refasten them so they are tight afterwards in case I need them later. I did buy one bag of tabbed briefs that said they were refastenable, but they don't retighten more than once. I tried them on Monday and while I didn't need to deal with public changing, I was more self-conscious and made less of an effort to manage my symptoms.
I'm probably thinking too much about all this, which I tend to do with pretty much anything. And I know it's a little long-winded, which is also par for the course. But does anyone have any thoughts? It feels like a "six of one and half dozen of another" issue; i.e., each option has pros and cons I'll need to deal with. But I really don't have anyone to talk to about this and everyone here has (A) dealt with these issues (or even worse) and (B) seems really kind. Maybe the post itself was self-therapy. I don't know.
The whole situation is frustrating and isolating and I was hoping other had thoughts. Thanks in advance.
I've been lurking here for sometime but wanted to get everyone's thoughts. I'm a male, in my mid 40s, who has been dealing with post voiding dribbling and OAB. I'm under treatment and have been prescribed oxybutynin but still wear protective underwear (i.e., adult pull-ups) daily. They are mostly to catch leaks though I sometimes have urgency issues. I can usually get by with 1 (or 2) per day.
However, some days are worse than others and at times I need to change while at work. As most of you probably know, that's where the pull-ups get annoying. I work in an office and I hate having to take off my shoes and dress clothes in a public restroom.
So I've been thinking about using the tabbed briefs, which would definitely solve the issue above. But at the same time it seems like overkill. Does anyone know of some good refastenable briefs? I'm talking about ones were I could undo them when I can make it time but then could refasten them so they are tight afterwards in case I need them later. I did buy one bag of tabbed briefs that said they were refastenable, but they don't retighten more than once. I tried them on Monday and while I didn't need to deal with public changing, I was more self-conscious and made less of an effort to manage my symptoms.
I'm probably thinking too much about all this, which I tend to do with pretty much anything. And I know it's a little long-winded, which is also par for the course. But does anyone have any thoughts? It feels like a "six of one and half dozen of another" issue; i.e., each option has pros and cons I'll need to deal with. But I really don't have anyone to talk to about this and everyone here has (A) dealt with these issues (or even worse) and (B) seems really kind. Maybe the post itself was self-therapy. I don't know.
The whole situation is frustrating and isolating and I was hoping other had thoughts. Thanks in advance.