Bobby6154

Thanks for all the replies. I did end up going through TriWest and they paid for me to get my supplies from an out in town medical supplier. I finished riding out my 5 year enlistment and received a Honorable Discharge. Now I'm back in my home state seeing a local VA medical center and using their supplies. I was released from the Corps with a 60% Service-Connected Disability Rating. So now like many others, I will be trying to get better diapers than the Wings Choice Plus I currently receive. Semper Fi SGT, USMC 2005-2010

I was wondering if you have children, and you have incontinence, do you tell them about it? I am about to have my first child on December 3rd and I'm not sure how to handle this situation when it comes time that they would understand what is actually going on with me. Do I hide my catheters and diapers and try to keep it a secret, or when they are old enough, do I just explain everything to them? If you do tell them, what would be the right age? What if they see me with nothing but a diaper on? Any feed back would be greatly appriciated.

I am currently an Active Duty Marine, and the other day my Urologist gave me a pescription for silicone catheters and size medium adult briefs(diapers). But when I went to Material Distrabutions at the Naval Hospital they didn't have the supplies, so they sent me to the Pharmacy at the Naval Hospital. They also didn't have the supplies, so they sent me back to the doctor who wrote the perscription. Long story short, no one knows how to get the supplies I need. So I was just wondering if anyone has gone through this or if anyone knows how to get the supplies without having to pay for them out of pocket.

Hi, my name is Bobby and I'm a 23 year old male. I have a neurogenic bladder which causes urinary retention leading to overflow incontinence. To help manage this I use self-catheters during the day and wear adult diapers at night to handle the overflow incontinence. This all started for me back in Febuary 2009 after having an Epidural Steriod Injection for a herniated disc at the L4-L5 level that was causing sciatica down my left leg and lower back pain. About 1 hour after the injection on my way home I experianced incontinence. So i called the doctor and he said go to the E.R. After spending time at the E.R. for all their tests, they sent me home with a Foley Catheter and a refural to a Urologist. The Urologist left the Foley in for a few days followed by a void challenge. With the Foley removed I still could not void on my own so he gave me catheters so I could do it intermittantly on my own. After about 2 weeks of self-catheters I was able to start voiding on my own, but I was not emptying completely. Then after about 1 month I was able to void completely on my own. The only thing any of the Doc's had to say about how the retention started in the first place was that it may have possibly have been that the nerve the goes to my bladder was either disturbed/moved, compressed, or injured by the needle during the ESI. Then about 6 months later all my symptoms returned for no reason. Once again I couldn't urinate on my own and I was having overflow incontinence. More tests revealed nothing had changed, and once again the Doc's can't say for sure why its happening. I have been catheterizing myself for the last 1 1/2 months about every 4 hours and have yet to have an infection. As far as pain, I personally dont find it all that painful. Its just a matter of using the right size catheter and the right amount of lube. Also I have tried using different cath's from different companies until i find what works best for me. Alot of companies will even give you free samples. Well I hope i have helped in some how, and i wish you the best of luck finding what works best for you.

Hi, my name is Bobby and I'm a 23 year old male. I have a neurogenic bladder which causes urinary retention leading to overflow incontinence. To help manage this I use self-catheters during the day and wear adult diapers at night to handle the overflow incontinence. This all started for me back in Febuary 2009 after having an Epidural Steriod Injection for a herniated disc at the L4-L5 level that was causing sciatica down my left leg and lower back pain. About 1 hour after the injection on my way home I experianced incontinence. So i called the doctor and he said go to the E.R. After spending time at the E.R. for all their tests, they sent me home with a Foley Catheter and a refural to a Urologist. The Urologist left the Foley in for a few days followed by a void challenge. With the Foley removed I still could not void on my own so he gave me catheters so I could do it intermittantly on my own. After about 2 weeks of self-catheters I was able to start voiding on my own, but I was not emptying completely. Then after about 1 month I was able to void completely on my own. The only thing any of the Doc's had to say about how the retention started in the first place was that it may have possibly have been that the nerve the goes to my bladder was either disturbed/moved, compressed, or injured by the needle during the ESI. Then about 6 months later all my symptoms returned for no reason. Once again I couldn't urinate on my own and I was having overflow incontinence. More tests revealed nothing had changed, and once again the Doc's can't say for sure why its happening. So for time being, like I said in the beginning, I have to use a catheter during the day, and wear adult diapers at night.

Hi, my name is Bobby and I'm a 23 year old male. I have a neurogenic bladder which causes urinary retention leading to overflow incontinence. To help manage this I use self-catheters during the day and wear adult diapers at night to handle the overflow incontinence. This all started for me back in Febuary 2009 after having an Epidural Steriod Injection for a herniated disc at the L4-L5 level that was causing sciatica down my left leg and lower back pain. About 1 hour after the injection on my way home I experianced incontinence. So i called the doctor and he said go to the E.R. After spending time at the E.R. for all their tests, they sent me home with a Foley Catheter and a refural to a Urologist. The Urologist left the Foley in for a few days followed by a void challenge. With the Foley removed I still could not void on my own so he gave me catheters so I could do it intermittantly on my own. After about 2 weeks of self-catheters I was able to start voiding on my own, but I was not emptying completely. Then after about 1 month I was able to void completely on my own. The only thing any of the Doc's had to say about how the retention started in the first place was that it may have possibly have been that the nerve the goes to my bladder was either disturbed/moved, compressed, or injured by the needle during the ESI. Then about 6 months later all my symptoms returned for no reason. Once again I couldn't urinate on my own and I was having overflow incontinence. More tests revealed nothing had changed, and once again the Doc's can't say for sure why its happening. So for time being, like I said in the beginning, I have to use a catheter during the day, and wear adult diapers at night.