Joining The Incontinent

[quicktip]

Hi Mahleedl,

[mahleedl]

@quicktip, you're right.

[Jswill]

Yeah waking up at night and needing to go has been a problem for me, as well as "positioning everything down there right." Sometimes I will wake up in the middle of the night, feel the need to go but will have trouble. Any advise?

[mahleedl]

Early on, go ahead and take a few minutes to find a position you can go in.

[Spargano]

Maheedl,

[mahleedl]

Sorry for the inattention lately, all.

[Spargano]

Glad to hear that. I wonder if at this point it is just small changes for a few years and then you will be locked in. Here's hoping to be close to there by next year

Spargano

[mahleedl]

That's pretty much my hope right there as well

[quicktip]

Hey MDL,

[mahleedl]

Sorry for the long absence!

[Fakename4me]

And what did your GP have to say on your last appointment?

And

[quicktip]

I guess a few..

[mahleedl]

@Fakename4me, my GP is both disappointed and encouraged that the neuro didn't turn up an answer.

[Craisler]

Regaining continence after an extended period of voluntary incontinence is less a muscular atrophy problem and more likely a sensory perception issue. After an extended time of pointedly ignoring or trying not to notice signals from the bladder and making voiding a completely background activity with no conscious involvement, regaining conscious control could be a long process.

[mahleedl]

Regaining continence after an extended period of voluntary incontinence is less a muscular atrophy problem and more likely a sensory perception issue. After an extended time of pointedly ignoring or trying not to notice signals from the bladder and making voiding a completely background activity with no conscious involvement, regaining conscious control could be a long process.

[Mr. Sea Otter]

Question. I've been trying to wet at night for a long time. It took me a long time, but I've gotten to the point where I regularly wake up wet and don't have any memory of it happening. But even when this happens, I also wake up (when my alarm goes off) needing to pee. I dont exactly understand it.... im wetting at some point, but im also holding back too. Did you ever go through this?

[mahleedl]

Question. I've been trying to wet at night for a long time. It took me a long time, but I've gotten to the point where I regularly wake up wet and don't have any memory of it happening. But even when this happens, I also wake up (when my alarm goes off) needing to pee. I dont exactly understand it.... im wetting at some point, but im also holding back too. Did you ever go through this?

[Mr. Sea Otter]

Do you still drink a lot before bed? For me, I pretty much only wet at night if I drink a good amount of liquid shortly before bed. If I don't, I won't wet. Have you played around at all with this? I don't mind drinking before bed, but I'd like to not have to.

[mahleedl]

Most nights I have a glass of water before bed, but I no longer push fluids like I did.

[Inconito]

That's exactly my thinking.

[Craisler]

Most nights I have a glass of water before bed, but I no longer push fluids like I did.

[mahleedl]

That's a great suggestion, and actually pretty close to what I've done.

[DavidMW]

Re regaining control...

[mahleedl]

Re regaining control...

My diaper training was relatively short-lived compared to your effort.

[mahleedl]

I see that I've once again managed to go a couple of months without an update, lol, so here goes