Medication/Surgery or Diapers?
I was a childhood bed wetter and outgrew that in my late teens. I had several accidents for a while, but no biggy. But by the time I turned 30 years old, I started wetting the bed again and had to use the restroom more often than others as my co-workers noticed.
Over time, I started wearing a diaper at night, and also developed daytime urgency. After a few daytime accidents, I decided to wear a diaper during the day. This would come and go, and my wife eventually made me an appointment with my doctor to talk about my problem.
I went for several blood test and urinalysis, and everything seems OK. I went for a Bladder Scan, (had to drink 5 cups of water before the test, I thought I would burst. It even felt like my kidneys were hurting, it took everything I had not to pee. Even felt nauseated for a while) so they did a scan of the bladder, I went for a pee (thank you God) and they Scanned the bladder again.
A normal size prostate is I believe 30cc. Mine is about 39cc's. So not much larger than what it's supposed to be, right? My post void residual is 89ml; also within guidelines. I'm being treated for BPH, but I still have the urgency, and sometimes my bladder releases without thought. So I now wear a diaper 24/7. I continue taking the med's, but my question is this.
Everything I've read to date would suggest that I take the medications, and then more med's and so forth, to eventually having to go for surgery...
Is it not healthy to simply wear a diaper and stay on one medication to slow down the prostate growth?
LeCram
If I had a dime for every time I was asked "should I treat my incontinence with medication/surgery, or wear diapers?"... let's just say that I'd be a rich woman. That's why I wrote a blog about it, which you might find helpful: click here.
Basically, if you're happy wearing the absorbent products and you don't want to deal with medication or surgery for whatever reason (chemicals in your body, surgical risks, etc), then that is a completely fine way to go. If, however, you feel that wearing the products prohibits you from leading as active a life as you might like, then you might want to consider the alternative options. And be objective when thinking about whether incontinence is prohibitive in your life. It's easy after years of living with this condition to think that it isn't affecting much of your life. Think about this: if you woke up completely dry tomorrow, how would your life be different? If there are vast differences, then you know that incontinence is having a pretty drastic impact on your life, and perhaps it's time to find a way to stay drier.
As an aside: when I was pregnant I had to drink tons of water and hold it before ultrasounds and it was pretty awful. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but it's pretty traumatic!
Best of luck,
Jasmine
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