Still leaking at 8 months

After 8 months since RPP, I'm still leaking. Several times, I will seem to be about dry and leaking starts up, usually after some trigger. Alcohol even in small amounts seems to throw me off for several days. If I drink a couple days in a row, it will throw me off for nearly a week. I have never gone less than 1-2 moderate absorbent Tena pads in a day. For the first several months, I had to wear 4-7 heavy absorbent depends a day. I will experience heavy leakage during my workouts which will last 2 plus hours and include 5 miles cardio and weight workouts, 4 to 5 days a week. I've decided to totally eliminate alcohol and have eliminated caffeine months ago. I have a very active lifestyle and travel considerably by car or flying. I want to be dry so much and that fear of never getting there is creeping in. Without a doubt there has been progress but at 8 months, I'm worried. I have wondered if I should begin to pursue medical advice or just hang in there for another 4 or 5 months. My surgery was done by one of Johns Hopkins best and was nerve sparing both sides. My surgeons nurse has been with him for around 20 years and tells me to hang in there and it can be as much mental as physical. Oh, PSA has been<.1 standard and more recently <.015 ultra sensitive. Any advice from my brothers out there. Thanks so much. John

Thanks Halbert. What dosage would you suggest?

Hi, John. I'm new on _this_ site, but as you can see, I was a 'JHer' too! At 3 months, I'm not leaking much, though sometimes it feels like I am, but I think it's a 'phantom' thing! Usually I get a small 'squirt' if I lift something, or do something stressful, without being cautious. I wish I was better with my Kegels--I forget to get them all for the day in sometimes. I feel pretty dry after getting up in the morning, though not brave enough to attempt a 'pad free' night quite yet. That said, I haven't started back up at the gym yet, so now you got me thinking about it! I'm taking 25mg Viagra each day as prescribed, though not sure if it has an effect on continence. Did your doc prescribe an ED med? I've heard that some do, some don't.

Thanks Jeff. Today has been a teaser day using only one pad and not real wet. I didn't workout and that could've made some difference. I will get me a scale and start weighting. I'm holding out over the next 4 months I will be dry. Regards, John

MDmative, my surgeon prescribed 20 milligrams of cialis for help with ED.