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Hey guys, especially those of you who read BJ's post about Female Incontinence. If you're almost as old as dirt, like me, you probably have BPH (enlarged prostate gland). If you have BPH it's time to man up and talk about it! If the ladies can talk about it, then so can we guys. The leakage, which can be embarrassing at times, bothers me the most when I'm hacking away trying to raise the dead while I try and bring the phlegm up from my bronchial tubes.
I've tried just about every med my PCP has prescribed, but with little or no lomg term results. Right now I'm trying a double dose of Flomax, which makes it a little easier to urinate, but still have the feeling that the bladder did not fully empty. Any suggestions, other than "old people" diapers. I thought I saw a TV commercial by that Saragossa guy (the ex football player) advertising male underwear (jockey shorts) liners, much like the panty liners for women..
Any of youse guys have any ideas, solutions, suggestions on this MANLY problem?
BJ was mentioning a foam like substance that is placed in the urethra. That, in itself is very dangerous because you can't have urine backing up into your kidneys. That would be just like a kidney stone. OUCH!
That's enough for now. Just MAN UP! Jim
I've tried just about every med my PCP has prescribed, but with little or no lomg term results. Right now I'm trying a double dose of Flomax, which makes it a little easier to urinate, but still have the feeling that the bladder did not fully empty. Any suggestions, other than "old people" diapers. I thought I saw a TV commercial by that Saragossa guy (the ex football player) advertising male underwear (jockey shorts) liners, much like the panty liners for women..
Any of youse guys have any ideas, solutions, suggestions on this MANLY problem?
BJ was mentioning a foam like substance that is placed in the urethra. That, in itself is very dangerous because you can't have urine backing up into your kidneys. That would be just like a kidney stone. OUCH!
That's enough for now. Just MAN UP! Jim
Here's a joke to go with the thread if you don't mind.
Threee old guys in a care home
The 70 year old says I sure wish I could take a good wizz again, I got nothing but trouble with my plumbing.
The 80 year old says I can wizz fine but my danged irritable bowel syndrom drives me nuts. I wish I could just take a good proper crap again.
The 90 year old guy says, every morning at 7am I take a perfect wizz, empty my bladder completely, 8 am I have a comfortable bowel movement with good color and shape the doc tells me, now if I could only wake up before 10am I tell you I'd be really happy.
I am in so much heartache and pain right now, When we were kids a neighbors work shed was on fire. It was a wooden shed and burning real bad. I heard my little brother screaming for help. He was trapped inside the shed. /everyone froze, but me, his big brother. I immediately raced into the flames, saw where he was, I grabbed his arm and pulled him to safety. That's what big brothers are for, right? To keep their younger siblings safe from harm, right?
I am hurting so badly right now. I can't pull him from "the flames" that surround him this time!
Everyones' prayers right now would be nice. Love u guys and I know I can count on all of you. Jim
Tell me...the guy in the green mile movie....was that prostate or something else?
Anyway prays for your bro n you..
Peter..
http://www.medicinenet.com/kegel_exercises_for_men/article.htm
I've been there. I am 62 years old. I was being checked for prostate cancer by a PSA test. My number kept creeping up. It was over 6 when the Urologist did the rectal exam. He felt a bump. So a biopsy was ordered. The results came back cancer.
And that is was all contained in the prostate. I was given the option of watchful waiting,
But knowing that cancer was inside me led me to the operation of removal. It was done in 2013. They used the Da Vinci Robotic system on me. It was a good thing they did. My prostate was very fragile and was starting to fall apart. Years before I had a TURP done to open my prostate. DO NOT MESS AROUND WITH A SWOLLEN Prostate, it will weaken your bladder.
Having two biopsy's done on my prostate, it made a mess out of my prostate.
Now this is 2016 and I am doing good, PSA >.001. I was incontinent before the operation and I'm still incontinent
I was using a Foley called Duette. It has two balloons. Now I am seeing a Neurourologist. He is going to put a Medtronic Estem in me. I did good with the trial and was happy with it. So I will greatly improve with the implanted one.
http://skinsephora.com/skinception-review/
and what is with the skin thing?
http://philns.proboards.com/forum