When does the incontinence start?

Hallo,

Had a radical prostatectomy last week Thursday and the catheter removed yesterday morning.

After reading a lot about incontinence online I thought I would start to leak immediately on the way home from the surgeon’s office.

So I brought a roll of paper towels, towels and a pack of wipes with me.

Now, more than 24 hrs since the catheter came out, I am still waiting for an accident to happen.

I do have controlled urinations when I feel like it (and not when my bladder fells like it) and I am beginning to wonder how long before incontinence starts.

Not even an accident at night. Is this normal, is it good? Am I lucky ?

Thanks.

very lucky. Normally it starts short after the catheter comes out.

Andrew

Sounds like you are golden to me.

For guys who are incontinent after the catheter comes out there are occasional ups and downs in their recover during the first few months. My theory is that these problems are caused by "dissolving" sutures dissolving. (They take months and months to go completely.) I suppose that could cause you minor problems, at least in theory.

If I were you I'd wear dark-colored pants that wouldn't show wet spots for the next few months and, if you are married, steal one of your wife's panty liners to fold up in your pocket. (Paper towels aren't that much help.)

Congrats on winning the second leg of the trifecta -- cancer control, continence, erectile function. Tell us a bit about yourself, maybe we can help you figure out where you stand with the other two.

I know only a very few men who walked away from the catheter dry. But is does happen. Just not to me.

You are very fortunate.

I wanna be there when you return the diapers.. It would be interesting to see the look on the clerks faces... can you video it for all of us leakers!! ha ha

NEO

Wassermann said...
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<font face="Calibri">Had a radical prostatectomy last week Thursday and the catheter
removed yesterday morning.</font>


<font face="Calibri">After reading a lot about incontinence online I thought I would
start to leak immediately on the way home from the surgeon’s office.</font>


<font face="Calibri">So I brought a roll of paper towels, towels and a pack of
wipes with me.</font>


<font face="Calibri">Now, more than 24 hrs since the catheter came out, I am
still waiting for an accident to happen.</font>


<font face="Calibri">I do have controlled urinations when I feel like it (and not
when my bladder fells like it) and I am beginning to wonder how long before
incontinence starts.</font>


<font face="Calibri">Not even an accident at night. Is this normal, is it good?
Am I lucky ?</font>


<font face="Calibri">Thanks.</font>

Wasserman, you are truly blessed.

Good idea about the lotto ticket.
The way my luck usually runs I’ll probably never get a bon.., ah, I mean an erection again.

Wasserman,

Congratulations!

I had the same experience. Never did need the diapers .... I'd opened them (so I had one to take with me in the car for the trip home) and could not return them. I believe the wife donated them to a senior home.

Some of the newbies might be interested in knowing who your doctor was, what you may have done in preparation for surgery (Kegels?), etc.

Here's wishing you good luck with the ED.

I also was 99.99% continent from the jump. I celebrated with wife one of my sons and friends that evening and drank quite a few beers, at the end of the evening had to go, On the way to the head, drunk as I was, I had the bright idea to wait till we got back to the apt we were staying in, about 4 mi by car. I was using the scientific method of testing. Got there made it to the john zipping on the way hurriedly, made it but when I got to the bowl and started{I made it damm it, I made it} I splayed all over the bowl.and floor going every which way. Just like they will after an catheter is removed therein lies the .1
over five years out , I will on occasion leak with exercise. Don't punt me on the next statement. I just don't believe any one, 100& of us all does not have an accident on occasion. Sorry save your bellows, I will not be convinced via protocol, principal or just plain surliness. You may continue to post as Wasserman, but now and then, those s's will turn to t's, minutely, maybe, but surly… Con grats on your continence{ no differential quotation marks}

I am sure many of us on this forum who are still leaking, weeks, wait months, wait years after surgery and still leaking would take your pads, no end in sight, you are very lucky, congrats!!!

466 days leaking and counting.....I am fairly sure there is a AUS in my near future...yeah another surgery and six weeks of recovery...maybe I can talk my brother into flying out and spending time with me and drinking my beer...bring maple bars Ichabod!

Some of the responses here have made me wonder - actually, this is probably worthy of it's own thread, so I'll start one.

Wass, I think you might have a point with the pre op urinary problems forcing you to do Kegels. I was the same having to force the urine out and pretty much continent from day one also. Reinforces the need to do do Kegals pre surgery I would think.

Cheers, Doug

Over two days and not a drop wasted, yet.
With the catheter in for seven days the penis now burns before, during and after urination.
I hope that that is normal and not an infection.
The surgeon is great, but, rather difficult to reach for questions.
Thanks