weethepeople
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G'day all. How easy is it for you to discuss your own incontinence with others outside family ? For a long time it was very difficult for me and caused me more problems I'd suggest over time . For a long time I never told anybody and basically suffered in silence unless I brought it up at the occasional doctor visit firstly on Mum's insistence while she was still with us .
Since I've been on my own (1990) for a long time nothing changed.. One day in 2016 my neighbour invited me over for a regular cup of tea and during the conversation she was talking about her depression battle . During the talk Kate said that her doctor put her on anti depressants early on and all she got out of it was a bit of bedwetting ..She shocked me how easily she told me that . Before I realized I blurted out that I was a bedwetter too and still was . I told her about my circumstances over probably half an hour . She was a great listener and I suddenly understood and recalled the old saying ..A problem shared is a problem halved .
Then she hoed into me a bit and made me promise to start seeking medical help again . I soon organized a visit to the continence clinic at out local hospital and a few follow up appointment or two over the next year ..Same thing there and the continence nurse I had was like Kate and talked openly and honestly , gave me things to do including lifestyle and diet changes and a visit to a urologist in 2017.
Since then a close friend at work . She suggested that I talk to our supervisor just in case I have an accident at work and need to deal with it . I had a PDP meeting with her soon after that and ended up telling her after that finished . I do carry stuff to work these days as a back up . Only needed it once so far.
Love to know how you all sit with talking to both family and non family about your incontinence issues . Not taking full page ads about mine but suggest its not a bad thing to share issues with the right people eh !...Cheers..
Since I've been on my own (1990) for a long time nothing changed.. One day in 2016 my neighbour invited me over for a regular cup of tea and during the conversation she was talking about her depression battle . During the talk Kate said that her doctor put her on anti depressants early on and all she got out of it was a bit of bedwetting ..She shocked me how easily she told me that . Before I realized I blurted out that I was a bedwetter too and still was . I told her about my circumstances over probably half an hour . She was a great listener and I suddenly understood and recalled the old saying ..A problem shared is a problem halved .
Then she hoed into me a bit and made me promise to start seeking medical help again . I soon organized a visit to the continence clinic at out local hospital and a few follow up appointment or two over the next year ..Same thing there and the continence nurse I had was like Kate and talked openly and honestly , gave me things to do including lifestyle and diet changes and a visit to a urologist in 2017.
Since then a close friend at work . She suggested that I talk to our supervisor just in case I have an accident at work and need to deal with it . I had a PDP meeting with her soon after that and ended up telling her after that finished . I do carry stuff to work these days as a back up . Only needed it once so far.
Love to know how you all sit with talking to both family and non family about your incontinence issues . Not taking full page ads about mine but suggest its not a bad thing to share issues with the right people eh !...Cheers..