Gathering dust
March 12th 2009 07:16
I happened to come across a site for incontinence products just now, which reminded me that one of the joys of my recent three or four months prostate-related matters was that twice we bought a pack of male
incontinence pads that I was going to wear in the daytime because, when I first got a urinary tract infection after my biopsy, there was a bit of a problem with not quite making it to the loo!
Fortunately this delightful interlude in my life didn't last long, and though I wore the pads for a few days, I soon found on one hand that the Oxybutynin tablets I was given relieved the tendency to go racing off the toilet at the drop of a hat, and on the other, the pads were so uncomfortable to wear on top of the catheter that it was better to risk a bit of a wet than drive myself crazy with additional pain from the extra pressure the pads caused.
When I finally had the operation incontinence pads turned up again, though wearing them in hospital in a hospital bed was a bit different from wearing them in normal life, and anyway they soaked up the excess bleeding that went on. But as soon as I got home I gave up on them. They're not comfortable, even without a catheter, and underwear does wash. So the second pack of pads are still sitting where they've been since December, and are likely to go on gathering dust!
The image is of a product called Tranquility All-Through-The-Night briefs. I'm sure that makes lots of people feel good...! Just not me.
Fortunately this delightful interlude in my life didn't last long, and though I wore the pads for a few days, I soon found on one hand that the Oxybutynin tablets I was given relieved the tendency to go racing off the toilet at the drop of a hat, and on the other, the pads were so uncomfortable to wear on top of the catheter that it was better to risk a bit of a wet than drive myself crazy with additional pain from the extra pressure the pads caused.
When I finally had the operation incontinence pads turned up again, though wearing them in hospital in a hospital bed was a bit different from wearing them in normal life, and anyway they soaked up the excess bleeding that went on. But as soon as I got home I gave up on them. They're not comfortable, even without a catheter, and underwear does wash. So the second pack of pads are still sitting where they've been since December, and are likely to go on gathering dust!
The image is of a product called Tranquility All-Through-The-Night briefs. I'm sure that makes lots of people feel good...! Just not me.
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