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Posted 5/7/2010 5:45 PM (GMT 0)
Since stricture surgery in March I have had a great stream but really bad incontinence. The past few days I have actually been dry. Nothing at night and a dry pad at the end of the day. My stream still seems normal (my biggest fear is another stricture causing the incontinence to slow down). I am going to be brave today since I am off work and try it without a pad. After wearing pads since October, it is a scary proposition. I will be sure to wear dark shorts. Moved houses two weeks ago and somehow injured a knee. See the Orthopedic guy on Monday. I hope surgery is not needed for the knee - I am scheduled to start my radiation the week of May 24. I just can't seem to win. Anyway, incontinence is weird. But in my case it looks like a good weird. Squid.
Posted 5/7/2010 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
This is one of the few times a DRY Squid is a good thing.
Posted 5/7/2010 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Subic,
Congratulations on your new found dryness. I consider myself brave if I walk from the bathroom to the bedroom without a pad.
Have you noticed a cell phone-like buzzing in the region of your perineum? Mine started buzzing again aftera three week hiatus and I am wondering if that is a sign.
Thanks,
Jeff
Posted 5/7/2010 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
subic, good report. sounds like your continence has returned to you, losing it shortly after the corrective op is not surprising to me, hopefully you are mended, working , and its not another stricture. from my experience, you would know if you getting a stricture again, as it would hurt more and more to pee, you would have to strain a lot more, and your stream would be getting consitently less. hopefully you are not experieincing any of that. too bad about your injury. keep me posted, brother.

david in sc
Posted 5/7/2010 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
Strong stream, no leaks, sounds good !

Good luck on your knee and SRT .
Posted 5/8/2010 1:26 AM (GMT 0)
Hey SS,
I might not be an expert on curing incontinence but I do pride myself on knee surgery and recovery after having gone through three of them: 2 medial and one lateral meniscus injuries over the years. Skiing, wood splitting, slipping on wet concrete stairs.
Make sure your crutches are set properly and you use them correctly. You don't want to damage the good knee while favoring the injured one.
Stay dry,
Jeff
Posted 5/8/2010 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
Squid: That is great news. I know you are a happy man not to have a PAD!... Keep the streem moving when you need to and stopped when you want it to.

Cajun Jeff
Posted 5/8/2010 2:10 AM (GMT 0)

Squid:

Good luck with the knee. I had surgery 2 years ago (torn meniscus in 2 places and arthritis).

For me, it worked great.

Mel

Posted 5/8/2010 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Squid,

Great news on the dry days! I hope your knee injury is only temporary.

Now on your way to healing well with the RT!

Barry
Posted 5/8/2010 3:24 PM (GMT 0)
A fish out of water is bad, a Squid out of water is good! Ahhhh, if it were only me. The leakers know what great news this is. Way to go! I will trade my leaking bladder and great knees for yours, minus the strictures of course.


Steve
Posted 5/8/2010 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately, too many small squirts to go without a pad all day. I'm disappointed, but indications are the incontinece is almost better. I might just try a thin "lady" pad and see if that is enough. The problem is definitely stress incontinece - exertion causes the little squirts. As for the knee, thanks to all for the encouragement. It still hurts like hell, but I am hoping it is nothing serious. Hard to get old and need all these new parts. Squid.
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