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So I’ve suffered from urinary incontinence now for 2.5 years. I’ve had to either wear pull-ups or diapers 24/7 since then.
I'm in a similar boat now for 1.3 years.
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I still pee so frequently and urgently that it’s frustrating. My bladder just doesn’t empty fully anymore. Sometimes even when I think I could get to the bathroom, I just give up and use the diaper. Going every 30-60 minutes to the bathroom is no fun and certainly not realistic if you want to leave the house. Do others sometimes just use their diapers and give into using them due to the frequency of needing to go to the bathroom?
While my issues are not as severe as yours, there are times. My frequency is about once/hour and sometimes it sneaks up on me. For example, if I watch the NFL/CFL/USFL/NASCAR on the couch, I might start tingling if I wait too long. Once I stand up, it's usually (IC) game over.
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There’s at least 2-3 times a day that I could never make it, but I probably just use the diaper another half the time.
At night, when I'm tired, I sometimes get surprised while sitting at the computer. Being upstairs, I can't get to the toilet in time. Also, I know the pull-up will be discarded shortly when I put on a diaper for the night. So it's another reason to just give in.
If I'm outside cutting the grass or doing yard work, I know that getting into the house and stepping over the house cats to get to the toilet is pointless (and probably dangerous to self and cats). So I allow myself to pee and cleanup later. I'm even getting used to my "walk of shame" for bringing my used diaper (in a bag) to the trash afterwards. Wifey doesn't even look at that anymore. It's become business as usual.
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Just wondering if this is normal as you accept being incontinent.
For me it is becoming my new normal. I hate spending money on diapers, so I try to minimize it. But when I go out, I count on peeing in it. I used to wear pull-ups (Molicare Mobiles) when I went out but I'm gradually accepting the fact that I need a brief (diaper) instead, because I sometimes have BM issues. That scares the piss out of me. I'm IC because of nerve damage from diabetes for many years. This is not how I imagined my sunset years to be! Yet, there doesn't seem to be a better solution so I better just learn to accept it. Acceptance is difficult but possible.