Thu May 05, 2022 2:17 pm
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I'm in a similar boat now for 1.3 years.So I’ve suffered from urinary incontinence now for 2.5 years. I’ve had to either wear pull-ups or diapers 24/7 since then.
While my issues are not as severe as yours, there are times. My frequency is about once/hour and sometimes it sneaks up on me. For example, if I watch the NFL/CFL/USFL/NASCAR on the couch, I might start tingling if I wait too long. Once I stand up, it's usually (IC) game over.I still pee so frequently and urgently that it’s frustrating. My bladder just doesn’t empty fully anymore. Sometimes even when I think I could get to the bathroom, I just give up and use the diaper. Going every 30-60 minutes to the bathroom is no fun and certainly not realistic if you want to leave the house. Do others sometimes just use their diapers and give into using them due to the frequency of needing to go to the bathroom?
At night, when I'm tired, I sometimes get surprised while sitting at the computer. Being upstairs, I can't get to the toilet in time. Also, I know the pull-up will be discarded shortly when I put on a diaper for the night. So it's another reason to just give in.There’s at least 2-3 times a day that I could never make it, but I probably just use the diaper another half the time.
For me it is becoming my new normal. I hate spending money on diapers, so I try to minimize it. But when I go out, I count on peeing in it. I used to wear pull-ups (Molicare Mobiles) when I went out but I'm gradually accepting the fact that I need a brief (diaper) instead, because I sometimes have BM issues. That scares the piss out of me. I'm IC because of nerve damage from diabetes for many years. This is not how I imagined my sunset years to be! Yet, there doesn't seem to be a better solution so I better just learn to accept it. Acceptance is difficult but possible.Just wondering if this is normal as you accept being incontinent.
Sun May 08, 2022 9:28 am
rmg wrote:. I’ve tried various meds, had the full boat of tests (CT, cystoscopes, urodynamics) and even surgery to unblock the bladder outlet. Sometimes even when I think I could get to the bathroom, I just give up and use the diaper. Do others sometimes just use their diapers and give into using them due to the frequency of needing to go to the bathroom? There’s at least 2-3 times a day that I could never make it, but I probably just use the diaper another half the time. Just wondering if this is normal as you accept being incontinent.
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Addsmie wrote:I have been a bedwetter since I was a kid and have dealt with this too. I was actually thinking about making a post similar too this myself. I often wake up or somewhat wake up at night and just use my pull-up myself, more often then not I just use my pull-up then just go back too sleep. I still feel guilty for doing that from time to time but that is what I have a pull-up on for anyways.
After wetting too bed for so long I am just now thinking of trying to do something either medication or some sort of treatment too see if there is a simple solution but since I must wait for a specialists too come too my hospital so it will be cheaper. I am thinking about it more now I might just not do much. Not sure I want too spend the money on something that may or may not work. I have accepted my issue since I was around 20 that this is something that I may half too just deal with. We will see I will most likely see what the specialist has too say then go from there. It is nice too see that other people feel the same way as well.