i am 14 and this is all new to me . i just found this site on a search. yesterday i came home from the drs after what seems like forever this past week . they say i have a real weak bladder and they dont know if it will go away in time . i realy havent left our house since then and feel alone . i dont have a lot of friends but i have my own circle . how do you get along with it ? school just let out and my summer is already ruined . i cant let anyone see me like this or its going to get all around town and ill get laughed at . i dont even dare sleep over at a friends house now because of this . life sux . i would be better off living like a hermit . alone and afraid .
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Q: i got home yesterday from the drs . what can i expect ?
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5/26/09 10:14am
Talk to your doctor about your feelings. I agree with the other teen on this site. I understand your feelings. I've dealt with urinary incontinence all my life. I done things to make it easier to deal with. I carry my book bag to work everyday with extra supplies since I'm a maintenceman in a school my bookbag blends in nicely. The kids think I'm carrying book for college level classes
5/25/09 10:39pm
well keep in contact with your doctor, especially if anything changes. When I first had bladder issues it felt devasting. I am really active and the thought of having to carry diapers and change them bummed me out quite a bit. The important thing is to not let it take over your life. No one needs to know. If you trust a friend with this information it does help to talk, but teens can be cruel.
Ok so diapers fit well in a messenger bag. I got a military looking one and got a bunch of cool patches from the punk store and skater store at the mall. I kept my diapers in a plastic bag from the game store so if someone looked in my bag it looked like I had just got some new xbox games. Use a stall in public bathrooms and toss the diapers before they get too used up. I don't stay over at peoples houses much unless I know I can have privacy.
It feels a lot like the most embarassing thing, but really it can be dealt with. I hope this helped some?
5/28/09 9:39pm
hmmm talk to your Mom first. Get her input on the family you want to hang out with/stay over night. Odds are she will have the best idea on whether you should have her break the ice or if it may be better for you do talk "man to man" with your friend yourself.
It is so important to get out, t.v., video games and the computer get very old after just a while.
Let me know how it goes
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sirisgroomer , you mind if i ask you something ? anyone else that can answer tis to . if i stay the night with a friend , how do you let them know of my problem ? should i talk to him , both him and his mom or shall i have my mom talk to his mom and have her tell him ? or is there another way ? im bored around here already .