Incontinance pads

Hello Palermo,

I know what you mean. I use Tena pads for Urine urgency. I didn’t have bowel issues. My wife drove me so I was also able to use empty water bottles en route and coming home.

I still use Tena pads depending where I am going 9 months later I found they help with anxiety.

Best of luck Richard 

Hi Richard, I know what you mean about anxiety  My wife drives me as well but how do you manage to go in a bottle in the car ?

A bit of contortion in the passenger seat and keep an eye out for higher vehicles like coaches if there on your left. Other than that needs must!

regards Richard

Hi Palerma 

You might find this thread interesting...

 What you wish you had known before starting Radiotherapy? 

I start my RT next month, but there is some interesting stuff on here! 

Thanks KrisPy, just read through and there all spot on.

Nothing to be worried about but just be prepared for the fatigue and urinary issues.

Cheers! Luckily I live 5 min from a station which takes me to the hospital (5mins on the train) so I am hoping that travel will not be too bad! Trains also have loos!!!

Palerma, it should get easier. A tip, lookout for the free vouchers through the door for 'Always Discreet'.  Whenever I get one I get the free pads and pants.  Always have one handy.

It took over a month after the radiotherapy for me to be able to stand and pee again.  But with the shrinkage, there's not that much to hold on to.  But I'm in Remission so I can't really complain.

I'm now on Tamsulosin which has basically allowed me to keep it in, instead of 'when I need to go...'. I still use a public toilet whenever or wherever, as you don't know what's round the corner.

Take care 

Hello Palerma . Like you, during and shortly after RT I got very close a few times but managed to hold it in long enough. Just! I also carried wipes, spare trousers and pants in a backpack (for the day which, fortunately, never arrived…). And a bottle in the car, which was only used once in a long delay behind a RTC on the M6.

For safety, and after a recommendation, the IncontinenceChoice web site was visited and some Vivactive Men pants in dark blue became my fashion choice. They fitted great, nothing like waddling around in the big, rustling man-nappy I was expecting, and were unnoticeable to anyone else. As a retired engineer, I know final test is important so I gritted my teeth and tested them under controlled conditions…! Absolutely perfect. Fortunately, they were never needed in anger, but the confidence was there if they were. They were stopped a couple of weeks after RT had finished.

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Hope that helps answer your question?

Thanks everyone, good to know I’m not alone.

i have invested in some pads as a “just in case” option,it’s all felt a little better today, just have one more week to go then in for Brachytherapy which I’m not looking forward to.

Just on the brachytherapy thing, you don’t state whether it’s high or low dose rate you’re having, but mine was HDR and was very straightforward and pain free. In my case it was an overnight stay following a general anaesthetic, although procedures vary a bit between places. I wouldn’t be at all concerned about it, but just be aware that it may add to any bowel/bladder issues for a time, but these should then settle down.