What\'s worked for night time continence

13 years 9 months ago #33090 by FarRed
Replied by FarRed on topic What\'s worked for night time continence
Thanks. I'm not complaining. I consider all this a minor miracle. I'm just curious what steps people used to get control.

Obviously I d/n have the same sensation to tell me I'm full at night, so getting up every two hours is useless because my neo bladder already let loose. I'm supposing I won't be "normal" until I expand the bladder and can hold it for four hours. Perhaps by then I will be able to hold it while asleep and, as you said, get up halfway thru the night. I had to do that before the surgery anyway due to BPH, so no big deal.

Age: 50
Bladder cancer diagnosed Mar, 2010.
Robotic assisted laproscopic cystoprostatectomy with Studer neo-bladder, 2010.
UMC Tucson

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13 years 9 months ago #33087 by Humpy
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Red,
Limit fluid intake about 4 hours before bedtime.
continue to do these exercise's
medicalcenter.osu.edu/PatientEd/Materials/PDFDocs/exer-reh/physical/IncontinenceExerProg.pdf

Be patient. It took me nearly a year for nightime, and still not totally dry all the time. I get up once a night to void, about four hours.

Remember, still a small price to pay for life.

Age 54
T1NOMX,Grade 3 Urothelial CIS (Carcinoma in Situ)
Neobladder 5/19/2009
Prostate Capsule Sparing
U of M Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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13 years 9 months ago #33084 by FarRed
I'm curious what has worked for gaining night time incontinence. My doctor directed me to wake every two hours to empty--not the most successful process, plus I'm dead tired in the morning.

Age: 50
Bladder cancer diagnosed Mar, 2010.
Robotic assisted laproscopic cystoprostatectomy with Studer neo-bladder, 2010.
UMC Tucson

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