You don't know yet whether you will have any problems. Some men have control from the minute the catheter is removed. Others find it takes a couple of weeks or months. The NHS says that 90% of you are using one pad per day or less by 12 months post op. Some men are left with permanent incontinence.
Apart from those who have control over their bladder immediately, the progress map is usually:-
- urine leaks out at any and all times, whatever position you are in
- you start yo have sensations of the bladder being full and needing to empty
- it starts to get easier to hold it in a little bit some of the time
- you wake up in the mornings and haven't wet the bed while you were asleep
- it gets easier to hold on until you get to the toilet
- you can control your bladder most of the time except when coughing, sneezing, lifting or very tired
- you can control your bladder almost all the time
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