Underwear for Incontinence

I did the same thing as MK, worked great..

Dave 3+4

Glad to hear your husband is doing well. I have been using Tena since having my artificial sphincter implant (AUS) a year ago.  Before that my leakage was so copious that I had to use external catheters and a leg bag.  No pad or brief could hold enough liquid.

You are right, the moderate Tena's are about the only thing available on Amazon. The cost about $10 for the 48 pack.  Light and/or heavy you have to order from incontinence supply specialty distributors, and cost much more than the moderates from AZ.  Doesn't make sense and is probably due to marketing.  I have found some Tena for men in drug stores... as opposed to the aisles full of women's incontinence products.

I gave up on Depends briefs early on.  I never wore boxers but did wear boxer briefs for a while. Today I wear Hanes classic no-fly briefs with light pads. The fly is useless when wearing a pad and it only contributes to the bulkiness. And I wear the Tena moderates in my jammies, going thru just 1 or 2 a day.

lighterwood67 said:

Thanks for the comment

Not sure what happen last night, but I believe my urinary systems are waking up.  I just used a pad last night and all I had in the morning was a spot about the size of a quarter.  My body is gaining more control over the drip.  As I have stated in the past, my surgery was a RP; bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection (8); bladder neck reconstruction.  I am pleased with my progress and in good spirits.  Thanks for the input, but if things keep improving I will probably test just wearing a pad and underwear (boxerjock under armour).  May test it today with a walk to the mail box, 1/8th of a mile up and 1/8th of a mile back.  I had 20 miles in steps last week.  Again, thanks for the feedback.

Just a thought.  My husband started pelvic floor physical therapy 3 weeks post surgery, and he's still going twice a week.  It's made a huge improvement in control for him.   Insurance will cover it. 

I’m honestly a bit discouraged. I had non nerve soaring RP with 24 lymph nodes removed On March 1.  All pathology was good. Although extracapsular extension I had clear margins, all negative lymph nodes and PSA of zero after surgery. Gleason score was 9 and 11 of 12 biopsy cores were >50%. My bladder was leaking after surgery so they left catheter and JP drain in for 30 days.  When they finally removed them I had an internal infection which put me back in hospital for 4 days. I’m now at almost 60 days out and finishing up 30 day prescriptions of antibiotics. Going back next week for CT scan and blood work. I’m still totally incontinent. I use maximum surge pads throughout the day and mostly avoid leaks but go through 4 depends at night and leak a lot at night. I started pelvic floor therapy last week. Does anyone know if I’m still possibly gonna regain any bladder control? Shouldn’t I be able to at least slow it down or stand up without overflowing my depends?  Does it just take time to even see a bit of control?  I’m 56 and had 6 months of Zytiga and Leupron before surgery. No radiation. 

Hi Xtim999,

At 60 days out I would think in my opinion that you should start to see a little control coming back.  With your extended cath time it might even take a little longer.  Depending on how much tissue they had to remove around your bladder neck it might set you back a few months on the healing curve.  The Kegal exercises will definately help develop your bladder control muscles.  I would not give up hope yet, I saw small improvements in my leakage into the start of my second year, it does take a long time to heal from the trauma of surgery and nerve damage, longer than you would think.

Dave 3+4

It was about 6 months before I began drying up. I was a bit behind schedule, but after a year I was some 95% recovered.

Another tip... I dont waste money on Chinese made light absorbency shields anymore. I just take a Viva soft paper towel and fold it one way, then fold the other way a couple times on each side so there is a seam in the middle, then cover the seam with double sticky back carpet tape, then pull off the wax paper and stick it on. The carpet tape is plastic so it makes a moisture barrier between the towel and the cloth boxer briefs. I drip so little now I dont need anything more than that and its only about a few cents apiece. And the Viva paper towel is much softer. The shields were irritating my junk.