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Is there a big difference in satisfaction of jpouch by men vs women?

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Posted 3/14/2013 11:18 AM (GMT 0)
Have been doing surgical re-consults and this came up as a factlet - that those who are disappointed with their jpouches are by far most likely to be type A professional men. (not that there arent type A women out there, but it was the type A men who seemed to have the hardest time dealing with their jpouch, in the experience of my consultants). Anyone care to comment? i do notice that most of the "I couldnt be happier with my jpouch" posters on healingwell seem to be women, but it's not like I did a scientific poll - that is just my impression.

I would just love to have a well functioning jpouch but being male, I was curious about this idea and if there is much truth to it, or not, and if there is truth to it, why. Is it because women already have dealt with leakages at night (of another kind) since puberty, already squat to pee as opposed to standing, and above all, are more suited to making the lifestyle adjustment i e type A men are simply less accepting of compromise? I dont know if I am type A but I am certainly a hard charger when I am out and about working of engaged in outdoor soorts and recreation.

Thanks for your thoughts.
Posted 3/14/2013 11:29 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know about j pouches, but my surgeon (female) told me that in general women adapt much better to the bag than men do. I think we are more used to dealing with messes (not only every month for ourselves, but more likely to have changed diapers and such). But of course, these are generalizations, and there are exceptions all around....

In making a decision for yourself, you would want to look at the specifics.... how would having a j pouch affect your work, sports, your "hard charging" nature, etc..... how would having to sit a lot to empty affect you (with the bag, there are many positions to empty.... I kneel in front of the toilet, for example).... and what about how you cope with things would be easier or harder.

Interested to hear what others have to say on this topic, though.
Posted 3/14/2013 1:03 PM (GMT 0)
Is there really published information out there on this? Or is it just some doc trying to persuade someone in a particular direction?
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