I Had Surgery for Stress Incontinence and Now I Have Urge Incontinence! What Happened?

This was probably the only thing that was left out prior to my surgery. I had the sling surgery December 26th and a week later was leaking more than I did prior to surgery. Of course, after speaking with my doctor, this was very normal. I just wish I knew before. I could have saved myself a couple days of frustration. For a week I was depressed because I thought that the surgery was unsuccessful. Now, I'm 6 weeks post-op and I'm on daily meds that have made a huge difference. Plus, I'm sure my bladder is re-training itself to hold the urine longer. My problem was that I was used to leaking little bits at a time. After surgery, I was leaking whole bladders. Prior to surgery, however, I couldn't run, sneeze, cough, laugh or even get out of the shower without worry of leaking. Now, I leak maybe once every 10 days and that's usually my own fault. Too much soda or coffee or I just don't take the time (3 small kids). My surgery was to fix my opening that wouldn't close. Now it's closed and I've had a serious cold and cough for three weeks. No leaking when I cough, sneeze or blow my nose. I'm so happy that I did it. And the daily meds are worth the hassle. I'm terrible at remembering to take them. I just wish someone would have mentioned all this before. I was so nervous about whether or not it was going to be a successful surgery considering how much I was leaking prior to the surgery. Now I'm pad-free most of the time. I feel naked after 5 years of heavy pads! It's so great and encourage anyone considering it to go ahead. It was barely painful...I took one pain pill the day of the surgery and that was it. And for those that have the urge incontinence...be patient. It does get better!
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It is not unusual for men to develop at least some form of SI after a TURP, which I've had done. Unfortunately for me, I also developed UI. My urologist told me this seems to happen to about 10-15% of TURP patients, and no one know why, or who might be at risk. Shame no one told me about before hand. I was told there might be a temporary SI problem, not about the potential for UI. As my TURP was for infection and not for BPH or cancer, I might have weighed the risks before proceeding. Too late now, I guess!

 

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