I'm quite sure it is not physically connected to the surgery.  I had
laparoscopic surgery, daytime control is about 80-90% (still wear a
pad, 1+ per day, less if I choose to visit the bathroom every hour or
two).  Force of stream is fine - there is no contracture
(constriction?).  The only part of my incontinence that might be
treatable is the small quirts I get with a near empty bladder (possibly
small bladder spasms).  I don't get these when the bladder is full - I
think the weight of the urine helps to close off the urethra.  The
little leaks could possibly be controlled with meds but considering the
larger overall level of incontinence, they're not worth the bother and
possible side effects of the meds.
Dave Perry

Dave, you are certainly not alone.

I'm sneakin' in this response before I.P. posts.  :-)

I have had the same dream a few times over a year after open RRP...even
though I'm fine during the day.

If it happens...I wake up with a 6 inch wet spot...and then go to the
bathroom.

Reasons?...depth of sleep...any wine or liquid during the evening?

Overly tired from activity and thus a deeper sleep?

Don't be overly concerned...but if you ARE...maybe a small wad of T.P.
in your jockeys at bedtime.

Be well,

Ron B.

Chicago

I have been continent when sitting or lying since I abandoned my post-op
catheter, except for soaking the bed twice, at maybe one mo and 6-8 mo
post-op. I finally put the mattress pads back in the closet at maybe 18
months post-op.

The two times I cut loose in my sleep were nights I was physically
exhausted, which I strive for every windy day. I had probably also taken
 a Benadryl antihistamine to help me sleep. I often dream I'm peeing,
but it's always a) dry and b) because I really, REALLY have to pee. So I
finally wake up and go to the bathroom. If I don't have to pee at least
once during the night, I'm dehydrated, and that's not healthy.

But there's no way I'm going to bed sans diaper or pad in the
foreseeable future. The hassle of changing bedding in the middle of he
night isn't worth the slight risk. I gotta wear SOMETHING . . . why not
a diaper or pad?

Of COURSE my bed-wetting is RRP-related, just as is my daytime
incontinence. Neither problem existed on Oct 28, 2004, and both existed
in November, 2004. The only changes were that I a) was month older and
b) had had my urinary system ripped apart. You tell me which change more
likely left me incontinent, a or b.

I've been able to pee over a higher wall than any race horse (because he
doesn't pee standing on his hind legs) -- and in Morse code via
sphincter control -- since the day I removed my catheter, but that
doesn't seem to affect my daytime dribbling, which is probably worse
when my bladder is nearly empty than when full.

I.P.