Cunningham Clamp

Thanks for the info....looks good and worth a try.

Do these along with Kegels. They really helped me.

medicalcenter.osu.edu/PatientEd/Materials/PDFDocs/exer-reh/physical/IncontinenceExerProg.pdf

Thanks. Agreed...almost there.
Day time at home...I tend to go without pads.
Day time out however, I wear a pad for protection from "dribbles".
Evenings are another story.

PJF,

By the way, if you are already day time continent two months post op, you are doing TERRIFIC!!!!!

Mike

PJF,

I haven't heard anyone else using clamping devices or the like for night time. Most don't use anything at all except for wearing a Depends-type undergarment and setting the alarm to wake up.

For the condom catheter, I am only suggesting that as a means to staying dry when you leak at night. You should not just use it to "let go" at night. You still get up and go according to the schedule.

Talk to your uro about it but some of us don't think clamping is a very good idea at all. As already mentioned, it can cause complications that you don't want and if you are already having discomfort, that sure seem like a sign.

You are still stretching the bladder during the day with your schedule. Same thing by waking up and going at night. It's not going to shrink up by going nights according to your same schedule but then leaking some.
If your uro thinks otherwise let me know and I'll bet I can find about 100 other neobladder surgeons at top bladder cancer centers that will go kick his butt and bury his office with the research papers that say otherwise.

Mike

Thanks for your reply.
I'm 2 months past surgery, doing kegels regularly, and discussed condom catheters. But at this stage, surgeon wants to keep the neo filling up so we "train it" to maintain a capacity level. I can certainly relate to the replies from you and Mike....with a smile, of course. I was surprised when the term "Cunningham" was no where to be found on this website. I need to ask some more questions of my surgeon.