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So my favorite role for raids and dungeons is healer. I've only ever played Horde, and I started with Burning Crusade. I don't know if we've settled on faction... Horde is definitely my pref... I don't think Pally was available to Horde in vanilla. Should I be looking at Priest?

Has anyone found a Mac client? I don't mind running under Parallels, but it's less than ideal...

Pleated slacks a size larger than I normally wear is exactly what I ended up with, so I'll definitely 2nd that advice! Bettypooh, I like the idea of using cloth as much as possible, and size 6 toddler diapers as inserts do seem to work pretty well for me, so I'll give that a shot. It won't do me much good when I'm traveling, but for local stuff where I'll be home at the end of the day I imagine it'll work just fine. Thanks for the idea! I'm of the opinion that my doc doesn't need to know this is a "choice." I don't intend to go back to the uro for 4-6 months. By then, I should have measurable symptoms. I'll follow all of his recommendations for testing, but nothing he prescribes will do much good (since they'll never leave the bag I bring them home from the pharmacy in). When he starts talking surgery, I'll tell him I'm out. "Thanks for trying."

Thanks for the support, guys! Turning lemons into lemonade is exactly what this is about, and so far it's working, lol! The first week was definitely interesting. Wearing at the office is both more and less difficult than I imagined. Logistically, it's easier. There's a single occupant bathroom in our lobby that's seldom used, easy to get to, and out of everyone's sight. That makes changing easy. I've told pretty much everyone that's important to me that I've been battling incontinence for the past six months and that nothing seems to be working. The first of those conversations had my stomach in my throat, but it got easier each time and my friends/family have been unanimously supportive. Telling people serves two purposes: First, it completely killed my anxiety. I am SO much happier not having to worry about a secret. Second, it helps lock me in and reinforce my new "definition of self." I cut up and pitched every pair of underwear I own. That was a blast, lol! Yesterday, my wife and I went shopping for new dress pants that'll do a better job of concealing things. I picked up 2 each of 3 pair so that I can carry a back-up in my diaper bag should I have a leak... I probably have another week or so before my order of cloth diapers show up. I plan to wear primarily cloth at home to try and help lower costs. In the meantime, I'm varying between Bambinos and Abenas.

I'm in. I haven't played in a couple of years, but was pretty hardcore then. I'll roll a pally healer This should be fun!

I have to admit: I don’t really know how to start this out. I’ve decided to go 24/7. Actually, I’ve decided to join Blake and others in pursuit of incontinence. About six months ago I started having problems with bed wetting. Some of you may have seen my other posts on the subject. For those who haven’t, I wet the bed into my late teens. I’ve been dry at night, though, for almost 25 years. That includes periods of excessive alcohol intake, prescription sleep aids, prescribed narcotics with steroids, etc. It even includes a period of a year with my ex-wife that I actively "tried" to become a bed-wetter. Nothing in 25 years caused a wet bed until six months ago. The sudden recurrence of bedwetting scared the hell out of me. I’ve been to multiple docs and a shrink trying to find an answer. I've had tubes stuck places nobody should ever have tubes stuck... I reeled when a smokin' hot female med-student followed a urologist into my room. It's been less than pleasant... A few months ago I thought I noticed that I was going to the bathroom a lot more than I used to. I wrote it off to hypersensitivity. A few weeks later I thought I noticed that I went from nothing to urgent a lot faster than I used to. Again, I wrote it off to hypersensitivity. A month-ish ago I had my first daytime accident. It wasn’t minor. Thank God It was just me and my wife at home… Needless to say, that messed with me BAD for several weeks. Finally, though, I realized that this is something I’ve been fantasizing about for decades. I can still remember, in exquisite detail, my feelings when I found out I’d outgrown the largest diapers/plastic pants and would have to live with a wet bed. I clearly remember wishing, as a child, that they made diapers my size. I’ve decided that, like the guy who loses a few hairs and decides to shave his head, I’m going to embrace this. It’s time to go 24/7. I don't want drugs or, God forbid, surgery. My wife is an AMAZING person, and supports me fully. I’m one seriously lucky dude. I’d like to journal this, because it’s important to me. I won’t pretend that it’s important to general knowledge, as my case is flawed. i.e., I realize that I may end up incontinent whether I decide this or not. Regardless, I’m hoping for support and understanding, and maybe something I experience can help someone else. I don’t plan to post daily. Weekly is more my speed, but I’ll adjust to interest. I just want to do this on my terms and see where it goes.

I'm a side sleeper, and have exactly the same problem. Even doubling up Bambino's still leaves me with a leak. The cloth over disposable, though, works damn near flawlessly. Personally, I'm using a Babykins cloth diaper (with velcro closures) over a Bambino. I wear latex rubber pants over the top of that. (I find they're a lot more leakproof than most plastics) With that combo, on the exceedingly rare occasion that I have a leak at all, it's nothing more than a half dollar size spot...

There's what I buy for enjoyment and then there's what I buy for function. Bambinos, which I thoroughly enjoy, and happen to be functional as hell, are my night-time choice. During the day, though, I like something a bit more discrete. I need something thinner and quieter. That lead me to Abena... I'm 2nd guessing that choice now, though...

Is anyone else seeing quality issues with Abena products? I've always like Abena, especially for times I want to be discrete... My last two orders, though, had quality issues. One was for their pull-up. That batch leaked SAP into the diaper when wet, which irritated the hell out of my skin. The other was for briefs, and almost a 3rd of the package had tape issues, where the tapes were slightly misplaced adhering the side panel to the back of the diaper... Is this isolated, or is Abena having issues?

I haven't played since WotLK, but I'd be interested in at least checking this out.

Bambino and North Shore Care are my two favorites, but I also buy from babykins.com and XPMedical from time to time.

I didn't stop wetting the bed until mid-teens. I can remember when I outgrew commonly available plastic pants around 6-7 and being bummed. I didn't really discover my attraction to diapers until I was somewhere around 10-11. We took a family trip, and I had to share a bed with a family friend. My mom found Depends (the original belted ones). They sucked. I still saturated the sheets on multiple occasions that trip. Regardless, that opened my eyes. I've loved diapers ever since.

I wet the bed nightly until I was around 12, then a couple of times a week until I was 15/16ish. I was dry for almost 25 years when I began having problems again around 6 months ago. Went from a couple of accidents to nightly quick. Docs have ruled out all the scary stuff, but left me with no answers. Good thing I like "protection," lol.

OP, hopefully you have better luck than I have had with a very similar issue. I wet the bed well into my teens, but was 100% dry for almost 25 years. I began wetting again about 6 months ago, and quickly went from a couple of accidents to nightly. I've been to 4 docs multiple times over the past couple of months, including 2 urologists and a shrink. We've eliminated all the really scary potential causes (such as bladder cancer and diabetes) as well as the easy to fix ones like a UTI, and the shrink pronounced me "emotionally healthy" in his opinion. I basically have no answers, and not much left to follow up on. It's a good thing I enjoy diapers, because it would appear that I now need them. At least it's only at night As far as leaking goes, I can give you better news there. I'm certain you can find something that will work for you. I like disposables, but by themselves, they don't cut it for me at night. It doesn't matter how well I tape, or how well the diaper fits, I leak at the sides where the front/back overlap. Regular plastic pants don't seem to help, at least not for me. They just move the leak to the waistband or the legs. What does work for me is a rubber pant, or a terry lined plastic pant. I'm told that switching to cloth would be even better, but I really like disposables. I really hope you have better luck than I have with this!

I was a bedwetter through mid-teen years, and rejoined the ranks about 6 months ago. I definitely think late bedwetting had something to do with my DL interests, and since this appears to once again be a "need," I'm pretty glad I developed a like for diapers, lol!

From an email exchange I had with them, it appears they've been trying to throw in the towel for a while now, lol. Sounds like they can't find a buyer, but in the meantime are keeping things running as usual. That said, they're definitely not putting any new effort into website or other presence. I'm happy with them, and would buy from them again, but would contact them first to make sure they're still there...

Been a while since my initial posts, so I figured I'd update: I've been extremely happy with their latex pants. So much so that I ordered more. My only complaint has been the way the latex sticks to itself after washing. I ended up finding an article about chlorinating latex and gave it a shot. What a difference! These are now the perfect pants, bar none. I can't see myself buying anything else. Even without the fairly extreme step of chlorination, these are just great pants. You just have to be aware of the stickiness issue when washing. Once you get them dry, unscented talc or corn starch fixes the problem.

I'm glad you're happy with Depends, but surprised. Depends are a recipe for disaster for me. They're not even close to adequate, and they're almost as expensive as some of the "high-end" brands. If they're doing the job for you, and they're readily available, that's great.

For noise, you've got a couple of options. Probably the easiest is to find a diaper with a cloth-like outer shell instead of the Depends. I like the Abena Abri-Form Air Plus. They are almost silent. They're a lot bulkier than Depends, but I personally find Depends to be completely inadequate anyhow, and the bulk of the Abena make them very thirsty. You can also try plastic/rubber pants over the diaper, or even spandex shorts. They'll compress it against you and keep it from rustling so much. For disposal, get yourself some gallon ziplock bags and put them in your toiletry/bathroom kit. You can put the wet diaper in the bag and then put the bag in your suitcase and dispose of it when you have some privacy. It's not a great solution if you have a week or two long trip, but it works well for a night or three...

Summertime was always naked time as far as sleeping arrangements went. Winter usually sees me in boxers & t-shirt. Now that my urinary tract has decided that maintaining continence at night is optional I'm sleeping in disposables with latex pants... and since our daughter likes to wake us up unexpectedly sometimes, I cover that with a pair of boxers... even in the summer... Is it weird that I'm more concerned with my kid seeing my diaper than my junk? lol

By way of an update: I got the blood work and urinalysis back. There's absolutely no sign of diabetes or UTI, which cross off the two easiest answers. I've never actually hoped for a UTI before, lol. (I didn't really want it to be diabetes, though...) I also had an IVP yesterday to look at kidney function. I don't have official word from the doc yet (and won't for several days to a week), but the tech seemed to think everything looked normal. I had an interesting conversation with the attending at the hospital. He said there's recent study evidence to suggest adults who wet the bed as a kid are nearly 10 times more likely to develop a bed wetting problem in adulthood than those who never had a problem. At this point, I'm back to the waiting game. My official follow up is next Friday, but my GP promised a call once he gets the test results.

I am apparently joining the club as well. I posted details in another thread, but the Cliff Notes version is that I wet the bed through my mid-teens but have been dry for 20+ years. I started having problems again a month and a half or so ago, and it's been a steady slide since. Still hoping this is temporary, but won't be the end of the world if it's not.

Now that's something I wouldn't have thought of... I've been a DL for as long as I can remember. I enjoy diapers. I just don't enjoy not having a choice. As such, I think a diaper would be my preferred solution most of the time, but I can see situations where a condom cath might be a much better option... I'm imagining that would save me from having to hide disposal of multiple wet diapers on a long weekend trip with friends. I'd just have to sneak into the bathroom each morning to empty the bag. In all honesty, though, I really hope this turns out to be a temporary thing and I get my choice back...

Thanks! Yeah, the concept seems cool, but facing the possible reality of it... not so much... If I could turn it off and on with a switch, that'd be great, but not having a choice is sapping all the fun at the moment. Hopefully we either figure it out, or I get over the hang-up.

I posted in another thread, but decided that was kinda an unfair hijack, so I thought I'd separate this out. As most members here, I'm sure, I've long been in love with the concept of bedwetting. When I've forced myself to be really honest, though, I just didn't want the social consequences. I travel for work. I travel for fun. I like to spend time with friends & family on weekend trips... All of those would be such a pain if I were a bedwetter... Well, it appears I may not have a choice, and I don't like it at all. I wet the bed all the way up until I was in my mid-teens. I finally stopped around 16. Sadly, that's 20+ years ago, lol. In that time, I've had not one problem. I've passed out drunk at parties. I've taken sleeping pills for jet lag. I've been through the stress of divorce and "personal loss." I even experimented with 24/7 for a bit. Nothing led to wetting the bed. About 6 weeks ago I woke up in a wet bed (I was not "protected" at the time). 2 weeks later it happened again. A few days later it was 2 nights in a row. Now it's almost every night. I headed to my doc this morning. He did blood work and urine. He asked a bunch of questions. He scheduled some follow up tests. I imagine if all that's clear, I'm off to a urologist. The only good thing is, thanks to my long standing DL interests, I know how to keep a mattress dry, but damn... I sure hope this goes back to a voluntary condition. I have new found compassion for those who have to deal with incontinence on a daily basis.