Returning Oldtimer
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:06 pm
Years ago, I used to be known as abhd on this board. After unsuccessfully trying to reinstate that name, I'm now inconinmiss. The new name is somewhat descriptive. I'm incontinent, and I live in Mississauga, Ontario. A somewhat less descriptive pseudonym that I use on some other boards is Nick Lynn (or Nick).
My bladder control problem started as an unexpected side effect of what was supposed to be relatively minor surgery in 1956 when I was 14 years old, but I was an occasional bedwetter and pants wetter before the surgery. So I've never had entirely normal bladder control. After the surgery, I had severe urge incontinence and was in cloth diapers and plastic pants full-time for a couple of years, and that was an extremely unpleasant way to go to high school in a small town. That unpleasantness was strong motivation to make me extremely conscientious about working on Kegel exercises (although I don't recall using that term until many years later). As a result, my daytime continence improved to the point that I was frequently able to go without wearing a diaper during the day by the time I went to university.
However, as I got older, my continence deteriorated again. As a result, I've been back in diapers again 24/7 for the past 25 years or so. I use the toilet whenever I can, but I can't trust my bladder even when I'm at home. The 'urges' are unpredictable. Sometimes I have enough time to get to the toilet, but often I don't. I am very grateful for the enormous and continuing improvements in incontinence products. Modern disposables have turned incontinence into a relatively minor nuisance, in comparison to the major hassle it was when all we had were cloth diapers and plastic pants.
My bladder control problem started as an unexpected side effect of what was supposed to be relatively minor surgery in 1956 when I was 14 years old, but I was an occasional bedwetter and pants wetter before the surgery. So I've never had entirely normal bladder control. After the surgery, I had severe urge incontinence and was in cloth diapers and plastic pants full-time for a couple of years, and that was an extremely unpleasant way to go to high school in a small town. That unpleasantness was strong motivation to make me extremely conscientious about working on Kegel exercises (although I don't recall using that term until many years later). As a result, my daytime continence improved to the point that I was frequently able to go without wearing a diaper during the day by the time I went to university.
However, as I got older, my continence deteriorated again. As a result, I've been back in diapers again 24/7 for the past 25 years or so. I use the toilet whenever I can, but I can't trust my bladder even when I'm at home. The 'urges' are unpredictable. Sometimes I have enough time to get to the toilet, but often I don't. I am very grateful for the enormous and continuing improvements in incontinence products. Modern disposables have turned incontinence into a relatively minor nuisance, in comparison to the major hassle it was when all we had were cloth diapers and plastic pants.
Puffy