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From: I.P. Freely on 17 Jul 2008 11:44
NB wrote:

>>> The surgeon told me I would be incontinent for life.

It's semantics. No RP patient should *expect* to stay dry jumping on a
trampoline or changing a set of snow tires, and that could be termed,
"incontinent". And incontinence specialists have told me that a pad or
three a day for life is common. But are you doing your Kegels
religiously? Studies show they do help.

I.P.
From: NB on 17 Jul 2008 13:44

"I.P. Freely" <fuhgheddaboutit(a)noway.nohow> wrote in message
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> NB wrote:
>
>>>> The surgeon told me I would be incontinent for life.
>
> It's semantics. No RP patient should *expect* to stay dry jumping on a
> trampoline or changing a set of snow tires, and that could be termed,
> "incontinent". And incontinence specialists have told me that a pad or
> three a day for life is common. But are you doing your Kegels religiously?
> Studies show they do help.
>
> I.P.

Again, expectations vs. reality. I hoped that I'd be completely dry and not
have to wear a pad at all or have to run to the bathroom when I need to go.
I started on the Kegels a few months before my surgery.

Nick

From: len on 20 Jul 2008 02:04
On Jul 17, 10:44 am, "I.P. Freely" <fuhgheddabou...(a)noway.nohow>
wrote:
> NB wrote:
> >>> The surgeon told me I would be incontinent for life.
>
> It's semantics. No RP patient should *expect* to stay dry jumping on a
> trampoline or changing a set of snow tires, and that could be termed,
> "incontinent". And incontinence specialists have told me that a pad or
> three a day for life is common. But are you doing your Kegels
> religiously? Studies show they do help.
>
> I.P.

I do things much more strenuous that jumping on a rampoine. I don't
change tires because of my spinall stenosis, but I do other pretty
strenuous things such as riding a bicycle at 12-15 mph and going over
bumps and whatever the local streets provide. Those bumps are pretty
hard on my back, but I never leak.

To be honest, I sometimes don't get to the bathroom in time and leak a
bit, but I
had that problem from time to time before my surgery.

Remember that continence specialists talk to people who have
continence problems. They have no special knowledge about the
frequency of incontinence following RP.
From: Ron B on 20 Jul 2008 08:12
I had written:

"If I got up at night...I'd leak all the way to the toilet...so Curtis
said you keep a 'pee towel' and walk with it under you."
...

Alan then said:

"A urinal by the bedside is also a useful aid."

Yeah, but that's so CIVILIZED :-)


"Pee rag" lends a renegade, pirate-type slant to the journey.

:-)

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