Mike, I am just over one year post op and leaked like a faucet (12+ pads per day) for the first 4 to 6 months and was down to one pad per day at 10 months. I had been lax with the kegels and started...
DaSlink, sorry I forgot to respond about GFMPH; this means good for my prostate health. This could include any activity that may be enjoyable and could be justified as "I should do that dear, it...
I was a heavy leaker after RRP one year ago and finally slowed after 6 months but still needed one pad per day for the next 4 to 5 months. I became lax in doing the Kegels when I got to this point...
You might request that your urologist would give you the test injection in his office with Trimix. If it works well and you have no aches due to the alprostadil, it might be a good choice for you....
The one constant in regaining continence seems to be that there is no constant; some get it back suddenly, some gradually. Incontinence was by far the most unpleasant part of recovery from surgery...
When I tried Vesicare it actually made my incontinence worse. It is in the class of anticolinergic medicines and theoretically should help with incontinence but what little control I had developed at...
The thing that seems to be a constant is the vast variability in the duration and degree of incontinence that is experienced after this surgery. Some guys are dry early on, some run like a faucet for...
Hi Sea, I`m glad to hear that the incontinence is improving. I had my surgery about the same time and have also seen improvement in that as well. I`m sorry to hear about the shingles; I`ve known...
I was a heavy leaker for the first 6 weeks after my surgery in early Feb. After discussing this here on this forum one person remarked how it seemed easier for him to hold urine in his bladder if it...
Mel, I`m 6 weeks post surgery and am still very incontinent, using about 8 pads per day at least (but am recently noticing that I am finally able to retain some urine in the bladder at times, so I...
Thanks to all. It helps a lot to hear from you and to know that things will improve with time. I was talking with my wife about the effects of this surgery and said that it takes your manhood from...
Thanks to all for sharing your experiences and for the support. It helps a lot to know that you are not alone dealing with this unfortunately common problem. Before surgery I think that I was more...
I am now one month out from robotic RP and the incontinence persists unabatedly. Thanks to all of those who responded to my initial inquiries about this. I know that it may take some time for this to...
Seaofpee, (what a great name, I wish I had thought of it,) I am 4 weeks post - op and still see no improvement except that I can now hold most of it in for 30 seconds rather than maybe 10 seconds...
RJohn, thanks also for the words of condolence. Early in December I thought that finding out that you had cancer was monumental but it later assumed relatively little importance in comparison....
Thank you to all; the suggestions and sharing of your experiences help immeasurably. Patience is not one of my virtues. I tend to be the type that is impatient to "fix" a problem when faced with it...
Hello to all on the forum. I have enjoyed the wisdom and the information avaliable here and I guess that I just desire some re -assurance about post op incontinence. For brief background I was...