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Craig Clark

posted 04/25/2008, comments (13)

What's in a name: incontinence briefs, or diapers?

When purchasing incontinence supplies, I am often struck by the "briefs" label used by virtually every brand, retailer, and online store. For myself, I never think of the products as briefs. They are clearly adult-sized diapers, and a large majority of incontinence supprt group/forum contributors refer to them as diapers. So why the... Read more Chevron

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Jasmine Schmidt

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posted 04/22/2008, comment (1)

Insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid Coverage

Using products to manage incontinence can take its toll financially. Working your way through the world of Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance can be confusing, and unfortunately all too often it ends up fruitless, but there is much work that we can all do to push towards improvement in the system. Private Insurance Coverage of... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/20/2008, comments (7)

Incontinence and Prostate Cancer

Four years after surgery for prostate cancer I am still incontinent. It is not as bad as the first two years but I am still stuck in diapers 24/7. My doctors just shrug it off - which is agrivating - I don't scream at them about it but mention it each time we meet. Are other PC survivors experiencing the same thing? Papa

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Robert

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posted 04/14/2008, comments (4)

New Member

I am a new member and would like to tell everyone a little bit about myself. Incontinence has been a part of my life since the age of six when I was finally diagnosed with a tethered spina cord. I was potty trained around the age of two (according to my mother) and never had a bedwetting problem. Life started to change at age four when I... Read more Chevron

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Ari

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posted 03/08/2008, comments (2)

Buyer's Remorse

I once ordered lots of really inexpensive diapers, for both adults and kids, for an entire hospital, instead of more expensive brands. The results were a disaster! The nursing staff were having to use three of the cheap diapers, instead of just one of the better quality. The kids who were wearing them weren't exactly thrilled. They... Read more Chevron

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