Hi Diaper Jamie, I have become incontinent and have found exactly the same Diapers are the best form of protection day to day. I use molicare superplus they have the plastic backing as I find the other backing just wont stay up.

Diapers are the best answer for many of us. I wear 24/7.

hi there - very glad you've adapted so well to working with your condition - it is by far the best way to move past this issue, just find what works, make it part of the daily routine, and carry on.

Very happy for you - hope all is well, take care of yourself!

This sort of thing sounds like a good case for the all silicone foley catheter. Had one for 32 days one time and am planning to have my doctor put one in next month. Am working on a cover story that I need a catheter to get me through a long trip to Sacremento and I need it put in at least ten days before the trip as I have been told it takes a week to get use to it. Actually that part is true. Have never been able to tolerate latex for a number of reasons but when I go to the doctor I will have to report all thiss as stuff that I have been told.

How would you like to only use 2 to 3 diapers on a bad day in a 24 hour period. That is how it is for me, but I was using Abena M4 I used the same as you now half as much. The Dry 24/7 diaper! They cost less per diaper if you buy the $125 72 count ( $1.75 a diaper) shipping is free and boy do they hold a lot more. Over half a gallon! The convenience of not have to keep but one other diaper with you all day is great and they don't fall apart nearly as easy. This diaper can take a lot of abuse.

For me pads or incontinence pants are the best way of managing my daytime incontinence. At night I wear tena maxi pads and sleep on a kylie to keep the bed as dry as possible.

I too think diapers are the way to go. I am not a fan of medication so I try to avoid it.

Diapers certainly are a more appealing option than surgery or meds. As long as they fit well, then you're good to go.

I've had to wear diapers most of my life because of medical problems I was born with, I don't dwell on it and just go on with life.

When a female voids. Is it normal sometimes for the top of the brief to get wet and to leak out the side even if you don't have full bladder.?

I was born with spina bifida occulta. i have been incontinent for the past 17 years and have had to wear diapers. I am employed by a large nursing home here in Tacoma Wa for the past 8 years. Wearing diapers isnt easy at first but dont give in to your disability. I will do whatever I have to do to keep active and wearing quality made adult diapers is a MUST if you are going to work, or attend school!!

I'm in a molicare Abena or tranquility atn all day I also sit on a underpad to protect seats

I too do not like medication because most of the medication has side effects. Also, depending on what medications you take such as antibiotics, your body can build up a resistance to them. The stronger bacteria survive and then it becomes harder and harder to find a medication that will knock out the super bugs. In my case, my incontinence is when I sleep, what most people would refer to as bedwetting. I have tried several disposable products workimg up from pads and pull on underwear to cloth diapers with a waterproof pant as the best protection. Honestly, if I had to wear an absorbent product in the day time, I would be OK with a pad or maybe even pull on disposable undwerwear, but I don't know if I could deal with actual diapers in the day time. I am embaressed and still feel some shame about having to wear "diapers" to bed but I'm getting a little better about it. If I had day problems, I think I would try and find out all options and weigh each of them against their side effects or surgeries. Sometimes you have to take a bit of a chance or risk with medications or surgery, depending on the cause of your incontinence and if it can me medically improved. I think for me daytime diapers would be a last resort but something I might be able to deal with if I had no other options.

I too have tried everything my urologist has asked and nothing works. One of my urologist had the manufacturer of the Interstem come to his office and give a seminar on the unit. There were many other patients there interested in hearing what it is and how it works. What was interesting is the urologist and the company rep both said we are not going to tell you this will cure your problems, that would be like putting a carrot in front of a donkey to get him to move and he never gets it.

They said a number of patients may still need some kind of protection but not as much as they have used in the past, some will not need anything and for some it will not work. One thing I did find out is that the interstem is just like a pace maker, once implanted, you can't have certain test like MRI's. Because I work near/around lots of magnetic fields, I am not a candidate for it.