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    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    18 months ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same one that has metastasized in the bones of the spine, I was given a triple treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, injection of hormones) with which in all this time it has made me feel tired...

  • Sleeping better

    Jan52021
    Two weeks since I had the catheter out. The incontinence issue is probably the only thing I think about at the moment, it has changed over the last couple of days. At first, I was getting a fair amount of urine leaking, then after a week it almost st...

  • Six days after Catheter removal

    Jan52021
    The first few days after the catheter was removed I just about had no control at all. Although you know it is early days there is always that bit of doubt that things may not get back to normal. Now six days later I find myself in a position where I ...

  • 14 days Post Operation

    Jan52021
    Not too bad today I do not leak during the night although I am up and down to the bathroom every two hours. Leaking badly in the afternoon.  I had some spare day and night bags (still in their sealed plastic bags) so decided to drop them off at ...

  • 12 days post operation

    Jan52021
    I had my catheter removed today. Started performing my Kegal exercises again. At present, if I keep sitting and do not move I do not leak, as soon as I stand I get a few drops of urine. It's early days yet. The catheter was starting to cause me s...
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