Advertisement
Do you suffer from chronic pain?
Learn how straightening up can ease your pain
Chronic pain management tips
Learn how straightening up can ease your pain
Chronic pain management tips
More DailyStrength
|
Best option for stress incontinence?
|
Watch this |
| View More Posts Ignore |
Hi everyone,
My mom suffers from stress incontinence. It used to be manageable, but she recently gave birth to my baby sister two months ago, and now its a lot worse. Apparently she leaks even from small movements such as standing up. I've been looking online for different treatment options, but so far I really can't tell which is best. She's already tried kegel exercises, but is afraid to use pessaries because they look uncomfortable and seems like a lot of work to clean and stuff. She saw a urologist who recommended to have a surgical procedure done, the mini sling or transobturator tape, but we're afraid of the complications. I found online that the FDA issued a warning, and there are a lot of sites talking about mesh litigation. My mom is still in her mid-fifties, and is pretty active, so it seems dangerous to put a permanent mesh that looks like a cheese grater in her body. What do you guys think? Is there a better option out there? Ideally we would like to have a relatively safe procedure that would cure her after one time and then we would never have to worry about it anymore. Posted on 06/01/12, 05:07 pm |
| 3 Replies | Add Your Reply |
| View More Posts Ignore |
Hi Younghappy
There is always going to be a risk with any surgery. I've been suggested an artificial sphincter, which I nearly laughed in the urologists face. I am a guy who has been suffering from stress incontinence for about a year and nine months, ever since a cycling accident. I have been doing the pelvic floor exercises ever since(and the success rate for improvement or cure is high) although I probably havent been committed enough. I have seen improvement from coming home and flooding the kitchen floor to now having an better control, but still leaking under stress. How long has she been suffering if you dont mind me asking? This isnt something that heals over night and will take time and commitment. Personally I would exhausted all the conservative methods before considering operations. regards Chris 
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore |
Hi Younghappy
There is always going to be a risk with any surgery. I've been suggested an artificial sphincter, which I nearly laughed in the urologists face. I am a guy who has been suffering from stress incontinence for about a year and nine months, ever since a cycling accident. I have been doing the pelvic floor exercises ever since(and the success rate for improvement or cure is high) although I probably havent been committed enough. I have seen improvement from coming home and flooding the kitchen floor to now having an better control, but still leaking under stress. How long has she been suffering if you dont mind me asking? This isnt something that heals over night and will take time and commitment. Personally I would exhausted all the conservative methods before considering operations. regards Chris
|
|
|
|
||
| View More Posts Ignore |
A lot of people with stress UI want to use the smallest pad possible, but I'd suggest the Attends Shaped Pads Super for the immediate relief and security. The cheapest place to find them on line (go ahead and price shop if you want) is from http://www.TheIncontinenceStore.com. Get your mom to a good doctor and don't do surgery yet. If that's the only option her doctor sees get another doctor. She is too young for a life in adult diapers.
|
|
|
|
||
| Add Your Reply |
Advertisement
More From Around the Web
