This is horrible...can you find new Drs? Or specialists? You shouldn't have to live like this!

Check out www.kegelqueen.com She is a nurse who has helped thousands of women deal with incontinence..Alyce Adams is her name..If you can afford to buy her program material, you are set and can be a part of her webinar every month. I joined and I have learned a lot about the pelvic floor and how to tighten up the muscles properly..Once you master the muscles and how to contract them "down there"..you can sometimes even stop prolapses..Personally I leak all the time and wear a pad all the time..Just this week I went to the doctor and told him I had urge incontinence..which is only partially true..I went because I developed a terrible fungal type rash..I was given nystatin with 1% hydrocortisone to try and cure it..Be careful to stay as dry as possible and the first sign of itch or rash..use zinc oxide on it ...I tried thatt but it was too late..I had no other solution but to go to the doctor and tell him I was incontinent..He didn't care much. Just told me to keep dry and use this fungal preparation.

I know how hard it is to suffer with incontinence. I tend to dribble all the time and therefore really never feel the full bladder. If I sit down at the computer for too long and then stand up..oh oh...big problem with leaking..It is most embarrassing..I know....The Kegel Queen program at least gives me hope that maybe one day I can tighten up those muscles and the leak will stop..If not..then my problem is nerve damage. from the epidural I had with my second child.

Remember to always stay dry...change your pads often..don't let the skin get damp..it is a horrid rash..

never never consider surgery...never...That is not an option.. It usually doesn't work..I am living with this every day. but have always the hope that one day the kegel exercises will work..

I feel your pain. I'm 45 and I live and work everyday in a full, tape-on, plastic-backed diaper. If I didn't wear that level of protection, I wouldn't be able to do my job and I'd either be stuck at home on the toilet or I'd have a lot of wet pants. Over the last couple years I've come to accept that wearing diapers is really not the big deal I first thought it was. My friends and family all know and none of them cares. My boss knows and she doesn't care. The only time I ever feel down about the underwear that I choose to wear is if I get an unfortunate leak from a flood I didn't anticipate well. I have urge incontinence as well and sometimes I get an urge that produces a few drops and sometimes it feels like I'm peeing for 10 minutes straight with little or no warning at all. The only way I can function is to wear protection heavy enough to account for the worst and that means a full diaper. I don't even notice them under my clothes anymore unless I'm soaked and need to change... at which point I just change. You'll get there. It may not seem like it now but this is something that can be dealt with. Try not to fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others, or at least if you do, make sure you remind yourself that you have abilities and things they probably cannot do even if they don't have to worry about accidents in their pants.

Thank you everyone so much for you replies.
Part of me is just getting used to it. It Another part of me just wants a day where I stay dry. I hate the feeling of my bladder emptying and not being able to stop it. I don't like when I pee too much and it goes on my clothes and I start to smell. (One thing I like about my nursing scrub pants is they are meant to dry really fast so I don't have to worry about people noticing.)
I have not dealt with rashes lately because I have started using cornstarch. It is used for incontinence in the elderly if they can't afford the barrier creams. I just use a light dusting after my bath at night and sometimes during the day.
I did find an app to remind me to do kegals. I will keep my fingers (and hopefully not my legs!) crossed.)

i feel your pain i am also in the medical profession as a registered nurse and i can tell you first hand about the embarrassment of wetting your scrubs this profession is not kind on the bladder and i def do not get the breaks i need by the time i change my pad im leaking and the smell can be embarrassing. i dont wear pads when im off from work so i do pull over to pee when the urge hits hard and if im somewhere not discrete i have to hang in there while i wait for my bladder to void as i cannot stop. be strong dont worry what others think you have friends and support here you can always chat with me on yahoo if you need to talk im on there most mornings my user name is gtg6543 take care.

Such terrible news, I'm not sure if you have seen but there is a new product that will be available in Australia later this year that is successful in majority of women to stop the effects of stress induced urinary incontinence.

Perhaps their product will give you some new hope without having to suffer another surgical procedure. Best of luck.

www.confidant.com.au

i've just moved from a lifetime of nappies to a catheter. I have huge kidney stones and my bladder was not emptying, so much better on a catheter than a nappy, but i can't seem to keep these tubes together! So tired of all the washing. Anyone have any tips plesase?

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