Hi John.  I am using Trimipramine. 50  mg at  bedtime. It  is a perscription
antidepressant and  you will need to take it up with your doctor to get this
medication. It is not specific to the leakage but it does help. I'm not sure
what country you are from. The medication is manufactured by a number of
companies and is sold under a  number of different  names. If you want to
know more about it, I would suggest you look it up on RX List. It is a great
resource for checking up on all your medications, their uses, side effects,
and interactions.

The link  for RX List is: www.rxlist.com

If  you have any other questions,  please feel  free to ask.

Take  care,

Nick

Damn!  Newbies are coming out of the woodwork!  I was hoping this would
happen once the arguing was done.

Welcome John!

I lurked for a bit and then decided to join in the conversation. I'm still
weak and sore from the surgery and can't sit at my computer for any extended
period of time but a message here and there is tolerable. Thanks for the
welcome.

I'll get my pathology report next week (I hope).

Take care,

Nick

1. Have a package of major men's diapers on hand. If you need them
(*EXTREMELY* likely at first), you'll be *EXTREMELY* glad you had them.
If you don't need them, take 'em back. I flooded many a day for the
first few months.

2. Serenity Guards for Men are, IMO, the only pad of any use, for one
simple reason: they're wider than everything else. All other pads are
just 2-3" wide, and my penis a) is longer than 1.5" and b) doesn't stay
exactly where I put it. Side leaks are thus guaranteed with anything
less than Serenities. I stock up at half price when Rite Aid has sales
on them, because it's obvious after 42 months wet that I won't dry up
until I die. If I need diapers again on a permanent basis, I'll return
any cases of Serenity pads I have left.

3. You shouldn't need continence meds at night. As with most RRP
patients, I've been dry lying and sitting since the catheter came out at
6 months. BUT ... buy a couple of incontinence mattress pads. They're
about  20" X 30", and you will probably wet the bed once or twice.

4. JUST JOKING; it was 8-10 days.

5. My vey experienced surgeon is highly surprised and disappointed I
wasn't pretty dry within 6 months; he has no explanation for it. But
I'll be going through 2-4 pads a day -- and must avoid trampolines or
similar activities -- for decades to come ... I hope.

6. OTOH, the uro I consulted whose decades-long career is full-time
management and research of post-RP incontinence says I'm average, that
uro surgeons have no idea of the actual statistics her practice and
research shows.

7. YMMV.

8. Wadded up TP and women's menstrual pads are not treated to mange
urine. Use only men's incontinence pads, as the PC books advise (I think
it was in Walsh that I read that), if you want to avoid skin irritation
and odor.

9. OTOH, so I wear pads. Big deal. I'd rather not need them, and I
prefer boxers to boxer-briefs, but pads beat a toothache or bum knee ALL
to heck.

I.P. Freely ... unfortunately

Those are excellent numbers, Chuck (if one has to have the bastard).  I'm
glad you are fit enough for surgery at 70.  There's a very good chance
you'll be rid of the beast for life.