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Hi all, I am new here so here we go. So far i've been incontinent since Feb 2013 with wetting during the day and night with frequency between 15 and 22 times a day. It had taken a long time to work out that tena Maxi was working the best but i still have to use a terry and gary pants to bed to stops leaks. (Dont want to soak my wife). I saw the doctor within 2 weeks but its probably been a couple of years I cut tea and coffee out during the day as that would make me pee for britain and with some real urgency. The wetting bit just got worse and worse so I knew I needed to wear something. Like many on here you start with the store brands and work your way through, learning as you go. I was refereed to a continence nurse and also for a scan and urodynamics. I took me 6 weeks to get a continence appointment and after phoning the hospital it will be another 6 weeks until I get a date for that, so mid August. I have now been supplied 3 months of Euron Super plus and also use a cath and bag during the day, all FINALY supplied through the NHS. I use the daipers in the evening as my wife finds the caths a little too medical looking and also it means we can easily keep our sex life together as diapers are easy to whip off. I suppose the thing thats got me the most is the time it has taken to get any form of help or protection for a very serious problem. 6 months of wetting myself in the day and night. I worked out that i'd pee'd more the 130 gallons just in the night. I dont think they realize what damage that does to your bed and ceiling! I've had liver and kidney tests, checks for UTI, Bladder scan, diabetes tests etc and so far they are 90% sure i have severe OAB wet. it feels like my bladder is pushing against my pelvic floor when i wet so they want to check pressures to make sure I'm not pushing wee up to my kidneys. What a journey! I'm only 34, I have a wonderful wife and 3 young kids. I NEVER thought this would happen to me. my wife jokes and says I bought it on myself. we're into latex and all manner of kink so being trapped in Diapers and condom caths is not too bad for us. I'm also mega lucky because since i started wearing 24/7 my wife has become a bit of a self confessed